Re: New 'Suicide' Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis

[Guest guest]

The more explanations of the study, the merrier, Sue!

I hope this approach pans out for humans. VERY interesting.

Not an MD

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:28 AM, marysue <marysue@...> wrote:

> also posted an article about this possible new treatment for RA.

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> New 'Suicide' Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis

> ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2010) — A researcher from Northwestern

> University Feinberg School of Medicine has invented a novel way to

> halt and even reverse rheumatoid arthritis. He developed an imitation

> of a suicide molecule that floats undetected into overactive immune

> cells responsible for the disease.

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> Whimsically referred to as Casper the Ghost, the stealthy molecule

> causes the immune cells to self-destruct.

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> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128130223.htm

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> Sue

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[Guest guest]

Yes, , this does indeed sound promising. I hope it pans out for

humans, too.

Sue

On Feb 2, 2010, at 3:36 PM, wrote:

> The more explanations of the study, the merrier, Sue!

>

> I hope this approach pans out for humans. VERY interesting.

>