Guest guest Posted October 18, 2000 Report Share Posted October 18, 2000 > Who can help me to recognize what the Lab test means: > RA Titer and Ra Latex (I have both positive). > Thanks for help ELA Elzbieta, RA titer is the level of rheumatoid factor in the blood (an immune complex that is usually positive in RA, but can be negative in some cases, and can also be present in some other diseases). RA Latex is one type of test for confirming the presence of rheumatoid factor. They used to help confirm diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. The level of the titre can help confirm how active the disease is, and a drop in titre is generally considered an indicator of improvement, but most sources say there is not an exact correlation. Usually it is just one of a few tests that help to complete the whole picture, along with inflammation indicators like Sed rate or C-reactive protein, and clinical observations. Hope this helps. Liz G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 For the First Time Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis Can Be Confirmed; Aid in Treatment Also Announced; Dr. Vojdani Findings PublishedBEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--10/10/2003--Doctors can finally confirm diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with lab tests. These "never before seen" type of tests were developed and recently announced by Dr. Aristo Vojdani Ph.D., M.T., of Immunosciences Lab. Inc., and the findings published in the Journal of Internal Medicine (October, 2003) www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/ j.1365-2796.2003.01203.x/abs/ corroborate those published by Berger et al in The New England Journal of Medicine. Until recently, the unconfirmed diagnosis was always based on clinical grounds, which can vary from clinician to clinician. A costly MRI is usually the procedure used for a clinical diagnosis of MS. The challenge has been that a MRI is not specific for MS, since several diseases of the white matter of the brain present a similar picture. Cerebrospinal fluid examinations have also been used as additional support in diagnosing MS, but once again the results of this test can be characteristic of MS but not specific to it. These tests which confirm the diagnosis of MS show the detection of a high percentage of lymphocytes reacting to neural antigen(s) and the production of a significant amount of proinflammatory cytokines along with high levels of specific antibodies against the neurologic antigens. Dr. Vojdani's findings now help not only in the diagnosis but also in the follow-up treatment of MS with the use of interferon-B or other available remedies. "There are many neural antigens," says Dr. Vojdani, "that form due to repeated injury to the neurons; neuron specific antigens are released in the circulation. The release of these brain antigens and an initiation of immune response against them result in antibodies in the blood of MS patients against one or many neural antigens," emphasizes Vojdani. Dr. Vojdani explains that Immunosciences Lab. tests make it possible to culture lymphocytes and neurological antigens from patients with questionable MS. Only lymphocytes of MS patients, which possess prior memory of exposure to neural antigens in vivo, will be stimulated when they are exposed to these antigens in the test tube. Dr. Vojdani's area of expertise includes neuroimmunology of autism, immunotoxicology, and investigating the role infectious and toxic chemicals play in the development of neuroimmune disorders including MS.CONTACT:Dr. Aristo Vojdani, 310-657-1077 www.immunoscienceslab.com or El Doran PR Elaine Doran/Suzan Crowley, 818-763-6330 eldoranpr@...SOURCE: Dr. Aristo Vojdani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 That link was for paid customers or something. They do let you read the abstract. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1365- 2796.2003.01203.x/abs/ I've been interested in feedbacks that would show the level of my MS at any given time. Reading the abstract, it occurs to me that a humble scientist has been hyped by a business guy. I mean Myelin Basic Protein as an indicator along with some cytokines like Tumor Necrosis Factor have been announced a few times. I hope this is something new... What I want is a level of something that I can use to judge if I'm getting worse or better... On Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at 03:46 AM, low dose naltrexone wrote: > Subject: Lab Test > > > > > > > > For the First Time Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis Can Be Confirmed; Aid > in > Treatment Also Announced; Dr. Vojdani Findings Published > > > BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--10/10/2003--Doctors can finally > confirm diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with lab tests. These > " never > before seen " type of tests were developed and recently announced by Dr. > Aristo Vojdani Ph.D., M.T., of Immunosciences Lab. Inc., and the > findings > published in the Journal of Internal Medicine (October, 2003) > www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/ > j.1365-2796.2003.01203.x/abs/ > corroborate those published by Berger et al in The New England Journal > of > Medicine. > > Until recently, the unconfirmed diagnosis was always based on > clinical > grounds, which can vary from clinician to clinician. A costly MRI is > usually > the procedure used for a clinical diagnosis of MS. The challenge has > been > that a MRI is not specific for MS, since several diseases of the white > matter of the brain present a similar picture. Cerebrospinal fluid > examinations have also been used as additional support in diagnosing > MS, but > once again the results of this test can be characteristic of MS but not > specific to it. > > These tests which confirm the diagnosis of MS show the detection of > a > high percentage of lymphocytes reacting to neural antigen(s) and the > production of a significant amount of proinflammatory cytokines along > with > high levels of specific antibodies against the neurologic antigens. Dr. > Vojdani's findings now help not only in the diagnosis but also in the > follow-up treatment of MS with the use of interferon-B or other > available > remedies. > > " There are many neural antigens, " says Dr. Vojdani, " that form due > to > repeated injury to the neurons; neuron specific antigens are released > in the > circulation. The release of these brain antigens and an initiation of > immune > response against them result in antibodies in the blood of MS patients > against one or many neural antigens, " emphasizes Vojdani. > > Dr. Vojdani explains that Immunosciences Lab. tests make it > possible to > culture lymphocytes and neurological antigens from patients with > questionable MS. Only lymphocytes of MS patients, which possess prior > memory > of exposure to neural antigens in vivo, will be stimulated when they > are > exposed to these antigens in the test tube. > > Dr. Vojdani's area of expertise includes neuroimmunology of autism, > immunotoxicology, and investigating the role infectious and toxic > chemicals > play in the development of neuroimmune disorders including MS. > > CONTACT:Dr. Aristo Vojdani, 310-657-1077 www.immunoscienceslab.com or > El > Doran PR Elaine Doran/Suzan Crowley, 818-763-6330 > eldoranpr@... > > SOURCE: Dr. Aristo Vojdani -- ******************** Bill Meikle 'nice nice, very nice, so many different people in the same device' Kurt Vonnegut jr. -'Cat's Cradle' Check vrhotwires and nodemedia, qtvr authoring tools for the inquisitive qtvrtist... at http://www.vrhotwires.com subscribe to the vrhotwires/vrscript list: vrscripting/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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