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Autoimmune treatment hope
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Monday, 28 January 2013
When a patient has autoimmune disease, two proteins, Bax and Bak, are faulty in certain immune cells, causing them to live on after they should have died. But a newly developed drug could kill these cells, potentially helping to treat the disease.
When a patient has autoimmune disease, two proteins, Bax and Bak, are faulty in certain immune cells, causing them to live on after they should have died. But a newly developed drug could kill these cells, potentially helping to treat the disease.
Image: Henrik5000/iStockphoto
Melbourne researchers have discovered that the death of immune system cells is an important safeguard against the development of diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, which occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues.
The finding suggests that these so-called autoimmune diseases could be treated with existing medications that force long-lived immune system cells to die.
Eco
Autoimmune treatment hope
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Monday, 28 January 2013
When a patient has autoimmune disease, two proteins, Bax and Bak, are faulty in certain immune cells, causing them to live on after they should have died. But a newly developed drug could kill these cells, potentially helping to treat the disease.
When a patient has autoimmune disease, two proteins, Bax and Bak, are faulty in certain immune cells, causing them to live on after they should have died. But a newly developed drug could kill these cells, potentially helping to treat the disease.
Image: Henrik5000/iStockphoto
Melbourne researchers have discovered that the death of immune system cells is an important safeguard against the development of diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, which occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues.
The finding suggests that these so-called autoimmune diseases could be treated with existing medications that force long-lived immune system cells to die.
Eco