by Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of Osaka University has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His award was for his discovery of ” regulatory T cells,” which suppress excessive immune responses. His discovery, which also appears in the cell-themed anime “Cells at Work,” has garnered online attention.
in “Cells at Work.” According to the anime’s official website, “regulatory T cells” suppress runaway T cells and regulate immune responses to prevent abnormalities.” Following Sakaguchi’s award, voice actress Saori Hayami, who played the role of regulatory T cells, updated her official account to congratulate her on the award, writing, “Congratulations on your award!” She also added, “I played the role of regulatory T cells in the anime, Cells at Work. I want to take this opportunity to learn more about regulatory T cells.
Additionally, online users have commented on the existence of “regulatory T cells,” a character that also appears in anime. Some have commented, “I wondered if regulatory T cells, winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, also appear in ‘Cells at Work,’ so I looked it up and found out they’re prominently featured. If so, perhaps children are more familiar with this topic than adults.” Others have commented, “My eldest son, who is obsessed with ‘Cells at Work,’ enthusiastically began talking about the function of regulatory T cells during the news about the Nobel Prize in Physiology.
I was listening to the duplicate content on NHK’s commentary, and I was shocked.” Others have commented, ” Professor Sakaguchi, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, discovered regulatory T cells! Thanks to ‘Cells at Work,’ I feel much closer to them.” Others have commented, “I thought I’d heard of ‘regulatory T cells,’ when they came up in the discussion about the Nobel Prize, and sure enough, they appeared in ‘Cells at Work,'” highlighting the high level of awareness of regulatory T cells thanks to ‘Cells at Work.’
