A new study published in The Journal of Immunology found that a high-salt diet (HSD) induces depression-like symptoms in mice by driving the production of a protein called IL-17A. This work supports ...

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Researchers found that gamma-delta T cells (γδT cells) are a significant source of IL-17A in mice fed a high-salt diet, producing about 40%. Removing these cells greatly reduced depression-like ...