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Necroptosis

Rescue protein gives doomed cells a stay of 'execution'

A team of immunologists has discovered how a set of proteins delays the 'executioner' machinery that kills damaged or infected cells in a process called necroptosis. The scientists believe the finding may have wide clinical implications if researchers can develop drugs to control the cellular rescue machinery. Ref. Source 2e.

Necroptosis

Could it be that the delay might have to do with how healthy the body is at the time? For instance if a person is sickly all the time then the cells might see this as normal.