From: Jeff Davis (jrd1415@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Aug 26 2002 - 16:01:35 MDT
extropes,
I found this to be interesting. A bone marrow--but,
more to the point, the immune system that goes with
it--transplant that adds a second immune system (the
donor's) to the (recipient's) original. The possible
benefits appear to be (1) prevention of exogenous
tissue rejection (this has been achieved already, in
the very first human clinical cases), and (2)
restoration of healthy immune system function (in the
investigative pipeline). I wonder if it might have
theraputic value in the treatment of autoimmune
disorders--rheumatoid arthritis, ms, lupus, etc?
Anyway, seems like good news to moi.
Combined kidney and bone marrow transplantation allows
patients to discontinue anti-rejection drugs
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-08/mgh-cka082602.php
Best, Jeff Davis
"Everything's hard till you know how to do it."
Ray Charles
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes
http://finance.yahoo.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 09:16:25 MST