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Discovery of 'new rules of the immune system' could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Tests, in mice, of a drug developed by the researchers showed that regulatory T cells can be attracted to specific body parts, boosted in number, and activated to suppress immune response and rebuild tissue.

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Scientists discover a cause of lupus and a possible way to reverse it

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus (known as lupus) and show that reversing this defect may potentially reverse the disease.

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Using next-gen CRISPR tool, scientists create unprecedented molecular map of human immune response

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Their findings uncover detailed information that could help overcome the limitations of today's immunotherapies and identify new drug targets for a wide range of diseases, including autoimmune diseases and cancer.

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Western diet causes inflammation, traditional African food protects

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases. This study highlights the significant impact of diet on the immune system and metabolism.

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Beneficial gut microbe has surprising metabolic capabilities

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A strain of the bacterium harbored in the children's gut microbial communities possessed a previously unknown gene capable of producing and metabolizing key molecules involved in regulating many important functions ranging from appetite, immune responses, neuronal function, and the ability of pathogenic bacteria to produce disease.

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Patient-derived organoids in disease modelling

Drug Target Review

How can PDOs revolutionise drug discovery and deepen our understanding of disease? Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) are proliferative 3D cell structures derived from tissue samples of both healthy and diseased tissue. Improved translatability to the patient and the disease state.

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#WhyIScience Q&A: A microbiologist and immunologist finds links between our own microbes and disease mechanisms

Broad Institute

By Ari Navetta October 15, 2024 Credit: Allison Colorado, Broad Communications Eric Brown is studying the links between the microbiome and disease. The Xavier Lab looks at interactions between microbes in your gut and your immune system, and diseases such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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