RESEARCH - A step closer to development of drug to prevent deadly immune response

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A Step Closer To Development Of Drug To Prevent Deadly Immune Response

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Article Date: 30 Aug 2010 - 1:00 PDT

Researchers have isolated a molecule, small enough to be used as a

drug, that can shut down a dysfunctional immune response that causes

deadly hemorrhagic shock, results in delayed death of heart attack

patients, promotes rejection of transplanted organs and destroys

joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a paper

published in Molecular Immunology.

The molecule, a modified peptide, was extracted from the relatively

huge protein shell of a common virus that is a frequent cause of

childhood diarrhea, according to the research conducted by a team at

Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of The King's

Daughters.

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