Scientists Discover Effective Strategy To Switch Off Autoimm

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Maybe there is a hope for all of us in near future.. 😀

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-discover-effective-strategy-switch-autoimmunity

Scientists have made progress in developing treatments for these diseases in recent years, but in order to be successful the treatments need to be long-lasting and should not affect normal immune function. A specific type of therapy called antigen-specific immunotherapy aims to tick these boxes and has been shown to work in some trials.

From this, the researchers were able to develop an optimal dose escalation strategy that efficiently reinstates self-tolerance. This means that instead of attacking self tissues, the immune system gradually begins to ignore them. Importantly, this is achieved without the need for immunosuppressive drugs that have undesirable side effects, such as leaving the individual susceptible to infections and tumors.

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