Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Is it just DMSA that lowers Neutrophil numbers or does ALA also lower neutrophil? Thanks.Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 I believe it is just DMSA that has the potential to lower neutrophils. If you choose to do DMSA, then you should measure neutrophils with a blood test every so often, which is why some people choose to go the ALA only route--because they don't plan on testing the blood periodically. W > Is it just DMSA that lowers Neutrophil numbers or does ALA also lower > neutrophil? Thanks.Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Hank, Thank you for your very promising news item! A www.google.com search on the search term +neutrophils +arthritis +joints +moots +edwards will bring up 39 relevant web pages. In particular, see http://www.merseybio.com/content/news/newsitem.asp?recordid=213 Harald At 12:31 PM 12/20/2004 +0000, you wrote: >I found this on the web in BBC News. There is more info by Google: >, Moots, neutrophils. Seems they have started clinical >trials. Looks very interesting! Anyone heard what the protocal is? > >Hank > >********************************* > >Scientists at the University of Liverpool claim they have found a >way of turning off one of the most painful aspects of rheumatoid >arthritis. >Joints become swollen and sore, partly due to the body sending white >blood cells, or neutrophils, to the joints to combat the disease. > >But neutrophils release a vast amount of toxins into the joints that >can cause joint damage. > >Scientists say they can be suppressed, without removing their >advantages. > > >Professor Moots, Director of Research and Development at the >University of Liverpool's Clinical Science Centre, and Professor > at the School of Biological Sciences claim to have >identified a way of switching off the harmful function of >neutrophils without affecting their ability to protect the body from >infection. > >The team discovered that neutrophils stop secreting toxins that >attack the joints when a specific molecule on their surface is >blocked by using certain antibodies. > >Professor Moots said: " This is a most exciting discovery because for >the first time, we believe there is an opportunity to suppress >disease in rheumatoid arthritis without the terrible cost of side >effects, which is a major problem with all the other anti-rheumatic >drugs. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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