Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Posted November 19, 2004 i don't if anybody has brought this up here, but i was reading today about a really interesting new treatment for MS which seems like it could have some impact on CFS. the product is called Aimspro and it is a polyclonal antibody derived from Goats. the goats - as from my rudimentary understanding - are inoculated against the HLA class II antigens that are commonly referred to as possible markers for many auotimmune diseases like MS, Lupus, RA etc...and CFS i hope someone with more knowledge on this topic can post on this topic, but as far as i can tell, this polyclonal antibody is supposed to neutralise these destrcutive immune cells that present these HLA antigens.....IS ANY OF THIS RIGHT??? i don't really know... anyway, the initial reports of Aimspro in MS seem staggering - people getting out of wheelchairs and walking. that sort of thing. it is in trials for MS and i think RA also.....so it doesn't seem like a huge leap to think that CFS could also benefit from this. Rich, i put your name on the post because you have been very helpful to me in the past in presenting complex ideas in a more understandable way. i know that this isn't really your main area, but i thought you might have some thoughts on it. here's a link: http://www.osmondms.com/pathways.pdf Rich, is there any concrete info on an HLA connection and CFS? thanks bill Quote
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