Designer t-cells suppress multiple sclerosis in mice

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences states that there might be a new way to suppress auto immune diseases, including multiple sclerosis.

The drug has only been tested on mice so far, but many are thinking that it looks promising. It works by stimulating the development of t-cells, and has been proven to suppress autoimmune diseases in mice in three different models.

The drug is called FYAK and is relative of Copaxone, a medication used to treat multiple sclerosis.

Other than being used to treat multiple sclerosis, it was also found very effective in treating uveitis in mice, a common cause of blindness.

Although it could be years before the drug is proven harmless and successful, a company near Harvard is currently testing the drug on humans in a Phase I clinical trial.








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