[quote=sls,2009 02 20, 15:37]
Aš - nepavyzdinga puslapio narė. Prisimenu jį, tik kai pačiai liga suaktyvėja. Man visada pablogėja, kai atšąla oras, paprastai spalio antroje pusėje, prieš Naujus metus ir gripo periodu (suprantu, kad virusai aplinkui sukelia mano imunitetą, o kadangi jis išprotėjęs, ima siautėti ne tik virusų atžvilgiu). Nors aš dar telpu į palaikomąsias 2 tabl. medrolio, puikiai suprantu, kas laukia mūsų ateityje ir labai susidomėjau naujais vaistais, apie kuriuos rašote.
Kas supranta angliškai:
Study Reports Epratuzumab Affects B-Cells from Patients With Lupus in a Unique Manner
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Aug. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Immunomedics, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMMU), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today reported results from a study showing epratuzumab inhibits the activation of B-cells from patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but not normal subjects.
SLE or lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues and organs. B-cells have been implicated in the cause of lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Epratuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the CD22 antigen found on B-cells. In our earlier Phase I/II study, epratuzumab was found to show activity and good safety in the treatment of patients with lupus.
This study is a follow-up to the Phase I/II trial aimed at understanding the mechanism of action of epratuzumab. The first part of the study analyzed the effect of epratuzumab on circulatory B-cell subsets in 12 patients treated in the Phase I/II study. Results showed that epratuzumab preferentially targets naive and transitional B-cells of these lupus patients, which we believe is a unique difference to other therapeutic antibodies.
The second part of the study investigated the effect of epratuzumab on the inhibition of the activation of B-cells taken from a second group of 11 patients with lupus and 7 normal subjects. Under all experimental conditions tested, epratuzumab stopped the over-activation of B-cells from SLE patients but not normal B-cells, when activated by certain immune stimulating agents.
"This differential regulation of normal versus lupus B-cells by epratuzumab supports the contention that this antibody may offer a new therapeutic option for patients with SLE, since enhanced B-cell activation is a hallmark of lupus," commented Professor Thomas Dorner, M.D., principal author of the publication.
"These results and those from our earlier Phase I/II study, which have to be confirmed in a larger trial, support the view that epratuzumab is effective in the treatment of patients with lupus and we look forward to the update by UCB on their clinical plans for epratuzumab in the fourth quarter of this calendar year," remarked Cynthia L. Sullivan, President & Chief Executive Officer.
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