Discovery Could Lead to Treatment for Immune Problems in CFS

[Guest guest]

From:

http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2010/07/06/discovery-could-lead-to-treatment-for-immune-problems-in-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.htm

Discovery Could Lead to Treatment for Immune Problems in Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome

Tuesday July 6, 2010

Research Brief

Researchers say they've discovered a key factor in the body's

production of T cells,

white

blood cells that are important to immune function. Some studies

show people with chronic

fatigue

syndrome have reduced T cell response to certain infectious

agents.

The new research, which is about to be published in the prestigious

journal Science, suggests that manipulating a newly

discovered genetic regulator, called Ctip2, can influence some types of

immune function. According to Therapeutics

Daily, this discovery could lead to drugs targeting the

receptor as treatments for diseases characterized by T cell problems

(such as HIV/AIDS), autoimmune disease and allergies. Researchers also

believe it could one day lead to new treatments for certain cancers.

T cells are critical to your immune response. They attack

virus-infected, foreign or cancerous cells, and they can also activate

or deactivate other immune cells.

Because this discovery is so new, it could be several years before

any potential treatments emerge from it.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Al.

It seems chronic infection is beginning to trump the "all-in-the-head" dxs favored by mainline doctors. I'm not sure I really believed that we would see this much movement toward our position this quickly. It's like the shock everyone felt when the Berlin Wall finally came down. I hope this and the xmrv virus discovery are equally huge breakthroughs and help pwc everywhere.

It's about time. Don't ya think?

From: Al Melillo <melillo3@...>Subject: [infections] Discovery Could Lead to Treatment for Immune Problems in CFS"I & I Group" <infections >Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 10:42 AM

From:http://chronicfatig ue.about. com/b/2010/ 07/06/discovery- could-lead- to-treatment- for-immune- problems- in-chronic- fatigue-syndrome .htm

Discovery Could Lead to Treatment for Immune Problems in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Tuesday July 6, 2010

Research Brief

Researchers say they've discovered a key factor in the body's production of T cells, white blood cells that are important to immune function. Some studies show people with chronic fatigue syndrome have reduced T cell response to certain infectious agents.

The new research, which is about to be published in the prestigious journal Science, suggests that manipulating a newly discovered genetic regulator, called Ctip2, can influence some types of immune function. According to Therapeutics Daily, this discovery could lead to drugs targeting the receptor as treatments for diseases characterized by T cell problems (such as HIV/AIDS), autoimmune disease and allergies. Researchers also believe it could one day lead to new treatments for certain cancers.

T cells are critical to your immune response. They attack virus-infected, foreign or cancerous cells, and they can also activate or deactivate other immune cells.

Because this discovery is so new, it could be several years before any potential treatments emerge from it.