Immunotherapy Reverses Multiple Sclerosis in Mice

Still, Hoffman and his research team believe that one day, their gene immunotherapy technique could have the potential to be an effective treatment in preventing and reversing MS in humans. Not only this, they also believe that despite possible obstacles, their findings could also help individuals suffering from other autoimmune diseases. While the link between MS and aging may not be exactly clear, the overall cycle could be potentially examined. When the immune system begins to mature, it suffers from higher levels of dysfunction. Such levels could likely be eliminated by removing the immune cells that trigger problematic behavior or simply by targeting and altering the behavior of the problematic immune cells. “If our gene immunotherapy can provide long-term disease remission, patients will have long-term improvement with a higher quality of life and that is a very promising outcome” said Hoffman.