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HEALTH TIPS - Monday, March 26, 2007
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Peptide can reduce MS symptoms
SAN DIEGO,-- U.S. scientists have identified a fibrin-
derived peptide that inhibits a specific inflammation
process in mouse models of multiple sclerosis. The
University of California-San Diego scientists say the
fibrous protein called fibrinogen, found in circulating
blood and important in blood clotting, can promote multiple
sclerosis when it leaks from the blood into the brain,
triggering inflammation that leads to MS-related nerve
damage. But the researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine
identified a fibrin-derived peptide that inhibits that
inflammation, thereby reducing MS symptoms. "Current
strategies to develop therapies to fight MS primarily target
T cells," said Katerina Akassoglou, the study's lead
investigator. "Blood proteins have been neglected as a
therapeutic target, but this research shows that a blood
clotting factor is an important player in MS." The research
is detailed in the March 19 issue of the Journal of
Experimental Medicine.
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Mutant gene might cut colon cancer risk
PHILADELPHIA, -- U.S. cancer biologists have identified
a gene mutation that can reduce the number of
colon polyps, thereby potentially cutting the risk of colon
cancer. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel
Cancer Center in Philadelphia used mice genetically prone to
develop polyps and discovered that animals carrying one copy
of the damaged gene, Atp5a1, had about 90 percent fewer
polyps in their small intestine and colon. Since people with
large numbers of such polyps are at significantly higher
risk to develop colon cancer, the researchers said their
study might lead to new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat
colon cancer. The study, led by Associate Professors Linda
Siracusa and Arthur Buchberg, is reported online in the
journal Genome Research.
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Experts warn against allergy alternatives
SEATTLE, -- Experts at the University of Washington and
other colleges warn that patients seeking alternative
allergy treatments should not quit standard medications. The
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America estimates that 40
percent of U.S. citizens have tried alternative medicine and
doctors say patients are increasingly asking about
alternative treatments for seasonal allergies, USA Today
reported Thursday. However, medical experts warn that
abandoning scientifically proven forms of treatment in favor
of untested alternative methods could be dangerous. "Anyone
with moderate to severe allergies and asthma should
absolutely remain on standard, conventional forms of med-
ication. Asthma in particular is a potentially life-
threatening condition, especially in children," said Barak
Gaster, associate professor of medicine at the University
of Washington. Michael Zacharisen, associate professor at
The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee said alter-
native allergy treatments are largely lacking in scientific
data to back them up. "There is not good, rigorous scien-
tific research showing that they are effective and safe for
allergies and asthma," he said.
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