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SUMMARY:Researchers discover new role for immune defence cells: they impact
  hormonal balance
DESCRIPTION:Researchers from Rantakari group show in a new study that pitui
 tary macrophages\, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland\, help 
 regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in the future\, macrophage 
 cells could be used to treat endocrine disorders that can lead\, for examp
 le\, to infertility.\n\nThe pituitary gland is a small\, pea-sized endocri
 ne gland located at the base of the brain.  The hormones it secretes are 
 involved in almost all major body functions\, such as growth\, reproductio
 n\, water/salt balance\, and the regulation of blood pressure and stress. 
 Life is not possible without the hormones produced by the pituitary gland.
 \n\n“Until now\, it has been thought that the pituitary gland receives m
 essages from the rest of the body and increases or decreases hormone secre
 tion accordingly. In fact\, macrophages\, the immune cells located in the 
 pituitary gland\, have a local effect on the cells that produce hormones i
 n the pituitary gland\,” says InFLAMES Flagship Researcher Heli Jokela
  from Turku Bioscience Centre and the University of Turku in Finland.\n\n
 The removal of macrophages revealed their key role in hormone secretion: w
 hen the immune cells are removed\, the hormone secretion decreases.\n\nKee
 p reading in English &gt\;&gt\; or in Finnish&gt\;&gt\;
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