Arthritis
Arthritic erosion is hindered by thrombospondin-1 peptide
Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, October 11th, 2006
According to a study from the United States, "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with leukocyte adhesion to and extravasation through vascular endothelium into synovial tissue. Recent evidence indicates that the TSP-1 gene is up-regulated in patients with RA."
"We have identified a region within the TSP-1 type 3 repeats that inhibits human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and binds to human neutrophils. The present study was undertaken to investigate the therapeutic benefit of this TSP-1-derived peptide sequence and its effect on connective tissue growth...
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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2006-10-11)
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