Psoriasis medication raises hope in the fight against MS
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:20 am
Fumarates: Unique position amongst the active MS drugs due to neuroprotective potential
Fumaric acid salts have been in use against severe psoriasis for a long time. About ten years ago, researchers in Bochum speculated that they may also have a favourable effect on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as a result of their TH2 polarizing mechanisms.
In parallel to phase III studies, research is actively searching for the precise effective mechanisms. This has now been achieved by a neuroimmunological group at Bochum: fumaric acid salts detoxify radicals released during the inflammation process. In this way, they protect nerve and glial cells. Neurologists at the Ruhr University Hospital, St. Josef Hospital, working with Prof. Dr. Ralf Gold report early online in the leading neurology journal BRAIN....Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1679