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B-cell discovery suggests why women suffer more autoimmune disease

Discussion in 'XMRV Research and Replication Studies' started by Deatheye, Aug 5, 2011.

  1. Deatheye Senior Member

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    http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-b-cell-discovery-women-autoimmune-disease.html

    Not sure if this the right place but since some of the XMRV talk is about B cells I thought I put it in here.
    Deatheye, Aug 5, 2011
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  3. Enid Senior Member

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    Thank you both - very interesting indeed - herpes viruses high profile now.
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  4. redo Senior Member

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    The B cell depleting agent Rituximab have worked on both MS and RA in some studies, so I think it makes sense.
    redo, Aug 5, 2011
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  5. redo Senior Member

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    If indeed the B cells are what's causing problems in RA and MS, I guess the natural question is: What makes the B cells act funny. I am guessing a virus has "camped" inside them...
    redo, Aug 5, 2011
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  8. Snow Leopard Moderator & Senior Member

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    There are already quite a number of studies linking B-cell autoimmune activity to certain diseases, so this sort of finding is not unexpected.

    IVI - I guess that is why the title is "suggests" and not "shows" or "proves"...
    Snow Leopard, Aug 6, 2011
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  9. fla Senior Member

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    Any study aimed at improving understanding the the underlying mechanisms of auto-immunity are welcome. The NCF's (National CFIDS Foundation) working hypothesis has been that M.E. is an auto-immune condition since 2009 Hokama et al found a 95% hit rate in M.E. patients.

    Note this is a human study with only tenuous linkage to mice.
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  10. Jemal Senior Member

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    Why do I have the feeling this auto-immunity is caused by the immune system targeting viruses, though (viruses we might not be able to detect at the moment)? So many young acquaintances are falling ill with auto-immune disorders (MS, Wegener's granulomatosis, etc), it ain't funny anymore...
    Jemal, Aug 6, 2011
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