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Potential MS therapy could kill brain cells, study suggests

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 2:27 am
by MSUK
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Researchers with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have discovered that some "protective" T-cells can kill neurons. This finding is significant because a specific type of T-cell therapy is being touted in the medical community as a potential treatment for MS and other autoimmune conditions.

Dr. Fabrizio Giuliani and his post-doctoral fellow, Yohannes Haile, both from the Division of Neurology, collaborated on this research which was recently published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, a peer-reviewed medical journal.... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1100