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https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/may/12/autoimmune-disease-inverse-vaccines>
"Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 800 million people around the world –
about one in 10 of us. From multiple sclerosis and lupus to type one diabetes
and rheumatoid arthritis, these conditions all share a common trait: the body’s
own immune system turns against itself.
Current treatments aim to suppress that response, but dialing down the entire
immune system comes at a steep cost: it leaves patients vulnerable to other
illnesses and often requires daily, invasive care.
A revolution is now afoot, as researchers are developing a new approach that
targets only the specific part of the immune system that’s gone rogue. These
treatments are known as “inverse vaccines” because they suppress a particular
part of the immune system, rather than amplifying it, as existing vaccines do.
“This is the holy grail,” says the Northwestern University immunologist Stephen
Miller. “We want to use a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer to treat these
diseases.”
Miller’s 2021 paper, published in 2022 in
Gastroenterology, was the first to
demonstrate that inverse vaccines could be effective in humans. The study
looked at celiac disease, in which the immune system attacks the intestinal
lining when it detects the presence of gluten, a protein found in wheat and
other grains.
Over two weeks, 33 celiac patients who were in remission ingested gluten; about
half had received the inverse vaccine beforehand, while the other half got a
placebo. After two weeks, researchers examined the subjects’ intestinal lining
and found that the inverse vaccine group had no damage, while the placebo group
showed a noticeable worsening of symptoms."
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-vaccines-wildfires/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
