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Possible Diabetes Cure Via Destruction of Targeted Killer T Cells* |
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Claudia |
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Aug 30, 06 - 12:33 AM |
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tems for the Week: Possible Diabetes Cure Via Destruction of Targeted Killer T Cells
on Tuesday, August 29 @ 16:37:09 CDT
It began as an idea that is now closer to getting started, a new concept for preventing the destruction of beta cells and possibly curing diabetes. Professor Nora Sarvetnick, PhD, at the Scripps Research Institute will be the principal investigator in collaboration with Richard K. Bernstein, MD.
It has been demonstrated that most if not all diabetics still have some pancreatic beta cells that are capable of producing insulin and of replicating. Automatic self replacement of beta cells would occur were it not for their ongoing destruction by agents of the immune system called killer T cells. Several groups of investigators are working to destroy killer T cells in order to cure diabetes. These groups are not attempting to isolate the specific killer cells that target pancreatic beta cells. Such efforts therefore can damage the immune system and cause serious long term consequences including infections and malignancies.
First phase funding will be used to test a new proprietary* method that isolates and targets only the culprit killer T cells that perpetuate diabetes, leaving the rest of the immune system intact. It is believed that once these culprit cells are identified, straightforward conventional methods can be used to selectively destroy them without adverse consequences to other tissues.
*The details of the proprietary method will be disclosed to appropriate institutional review boards, peer review committees cooperating fellow investigators and to major donors.
This is very interesting, they not distinguishing between T1 or T2 here.. will target ONLY the renegade T cells, cant help but wonder about a connection to dendritic cells.......Richard Bernstein MD is the famed MD of the Bernstein diet methods of control of blood sugars for type1 and type 2 diabetes . He does not believe the need to distinguish between the two:
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/bernstein/MoreAboutMe.shtml
Lo carbohydrate diets.....there is an extensive library of his book chapters online here: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/bernstein/ these are posted weekly at diabetesincontrol.
This might be a nutritional cure.....Claudia |
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