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August 15th, 2007, 11:19 AM
DNA vaccine could help MS sufferers: study
Updated Tue. Aug. 14 2007 11:29 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
An experimental therapeutic vaccine appears to produce beneficial changes in the immune systems and brains of those living with multiple sclerosis, finds a study in Archives of Neurology.
An estimated 55,000-75,000 Canadians have multiple sclerosis. It causes symptoms that include blurred vision, loss of balance, poor co-ordination, paralysis and blindness.
The cause is unknown, but evidence suggests the immune system of MS patients attacks the myelin that covers and protecta nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
A research team led by Montreal neuroimmunologist Dr. Amit Bar-Or tested the effectiveness of a vaccine, called BHT-3009, that incorporates the DNA sequence of myelin basic protein into cells, which then start to make the protein.
more here (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070813/ms_vaccine_070813/20070814?hub=World)
Updated Tue. Aug. 14 2007 11:29 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
An experimental therapeutic vaccine appears to produce beneficial changes in the immune systems and brains of those living with multiple sclerosis, finds a study in Archives of Neurology.
An estimated 55,000-75,000 Canadians have multiple sclerosis. It causes symptoms that include blurred vision, loss of balance, poor co-ordination, paralysis and blindness.
The cause is unknown, but evidence suggests the immune system of MS patients attacks the myelin that covers and protecta nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
A research team led by Montreal neuroimmunologist Dr. Amit Bar-Or tested the effectiveness of a vaccine, called BHT-3009, that incorporates the DNA sequence of myelin basic protein into cells, which then start to make the protein.
more here (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070813/ms_vaccine_070813/20070814?hub=World)