Thought the stuff about the molecule being involved in inflammatory conditions and autoimmune encephalitis was interesting.
I wonder what drug they used to block the activity of the molecule? Will try and check later, dinner time
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...3Kgamma-molecule-with-multiple-sclerosis.aspx
I wonder what drug they used to block the activity of the molecule? Will try and check later, dinner time
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...3Kgamma-molecule-with-multiple-sclerosis.aspx
"There's already been worldwide interest in PI3Kgamma in relation to other human inflammatory disorders, such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, and our study links this molecule and MS," said Dr Comerford, who is a Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Fellow at the University of Adelaide.
Dr Comerford and his colleagues have now shown that this molecule is crucial for the development of experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE) in an animal model developed as a standard laboratory system for studying MS.
The team showed that a genetic alteration, which knocked out that particular molecule, resulted in a high resistance to the development of EAE and therefore protected against the nervous system damage typical of multiple sclerosis.
When the molecule is present, severe damage to the insulating myelin in the central nervous system was evident, resulting in inflammation in the spinal cord and myelin loss.
Following up on this result, the team then used an orally active drug that blocks the activity of the molecule PI3Kgamma at the first signs of disease onset. The drug even suppressed the development of EAE and reversed clinical signs of the disease.