Navigation Links
Researchers find new way to attack inflammation in Graves' eye disease
Date:11/6/2009

ed that B cells play a pivotal role in the inflammatory process in Graves' eye disease.

In the current study, Douglas observed improvement among the patients, four of whom were women, as early as four weeks following the first infusion of rituximab. Researchers also observed that the positive results were sustained 4 to 6 months after treatment.

"Treatment of the inflammatory component of Graves' eye disease has not advanced appreciably over several decades," says Douglas. High-dose steroids, sometimes in combination with orbital radiation, are still the first line treatment. But, says Douglas, "These are imperfect options because inflammation often recurs when the treatment ends." He is hopeful that rituximab can offer sustained improvement. Douglas observes that the results from a small case series must be viewed with some caution. But given the substantial benefits for patients treated with rituximab, he sees good reason to proceed with a large-scale clinical trial to test this promising new drug.


'/>"/>

Contact: Betsy Nisbet
bsnisbet@umich.edu
734-647-5586
University of Michigan Health System
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Jefferson researchers receive $3.9 million in Challenge grants
2. Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, Yale researchers find
3. Researchers unlock the sound of learning by linking sensory and motor systems
4. Researchers identify the 3 killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol
5. Researchers discover links between city walkability and air pollution exposure
6. High-definition colonoscopy detects more polyps, Mayo Clinic researchers say
7. Researchers find room design can enhance patient care
8. UC San Diego researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models
9. No elder left behind: Researchers say designers can help close tech gap
10. Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques, Mayo Clinic researchers say
11. Researchers exploit genetic co-dependence to kill treatment-resistant tumor cells
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/19/2013)... 2013 The legal team at Pulaski ... a concerted effort to connect women and families coping ... drugs Yaz, Yasmin & Ocella with the legal representation ... on the notorious birth control drugs as well as ... , Yaz, Yasmin & Ocella were very popular birth ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 Daily Gossip issued ... a new review on their page. John Colston, Daily Gossip’s ... to Shaun Hadsall’s revolutionizing 14-Day Rapid Fat Loss Plan ... sustain that carbs are healthy at a time when nutritionists ... from highly caloric products. , The diet is based ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... Also known as bariatric surgery , ... surgery that guarantees patients long-term weight loss. Dr. Naim ... give readers a brief tutorial on this revolutionary weight ... New York City’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine. After ... fellowship in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. He has also ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... Children who swallow high-powered magnets often need surgery and ... a new study. The researchers, from the Louisiana ... more than 79 percent of children who swallowed very ... procedure, in which a tube containing a camera is ... these cases can be treated through observation or by ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... There are significant cost and risk factors ... or treat gastrointestinal problems, according to research presented ... study by New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill-Cornell ... substantially reduce the cost and risk of managing ... to affect nearly 25 percent of adults, researchers ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Yazsideeffects.com Connects Yaz Side Effects Sufferers With Yaz Side Effects Lawyers 2Health News:Everything You Need to Know About Lap Band Surgery 2Health News:Everything You Need to Know About Lap Band Surgery 3Health News:Swallowing Magnets Can Be Fatal for Children 2Health News:New research identifies practice changes to improve value and quality of GI procedures 2
... , TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- For some ... of the disease who find standard treatments either intolerable ... relief. A new injectable treatment called pegloticase (brand ... patients, but researchers say that for the roughly ...
... Pneumonia kills more children around the world than any ... the causes of childhood pneumonia across many countries was ... study called the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health ... 5 African and 2 Asian research sites coordinated by ...
... was a dramatic increase in the number of children,s flu-related hospital ... agency says. Over that time, flu rose from 65th to ... younger go to the hospital, according to a report from the ... found that skin infections rose from 13th to 7th in the ...
... Foundation launched a major new collaboration created with ... with its announcement that it will provide funding ... interventional radiology during 2012󈝹 in the Howard Hughes ... "The SIR Foundation, which seeks to further ...
... new study has shown the Flexible-Fiber CO2 laser to ... (TSC) without the,line of sight problems encountered with conventional ... Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine ... Neurosurgery . This is the first study to report ...
... for 15 minutes a day, or 92 minutes per week, ... who are inactive, according to a study published today in ... reduced deaths from any cause by 14 percent," said study ... The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:New Drug May Relieve Severe, Tough-to-Treat Gout 2Health News:New Drug May Relieve Severe, Tough-to-Treat Gout 3Health News:New Drug May Relieve Severe, Tough-to-Treat Gout 4Health News:Largest global childhood pneumonia etiology study launched 2Health News:Largest global childhood pneumonia etiology study launched 3Health News:Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation funds Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award 2Health News:Study finds flexible-fiber CO2 laser safe in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery 2Health News:Study finds 15 minutes of moderate daily exercise lengthens life 2Health News:Study finds 15 minutes of moderate daily exercise lengthens life 3
(Date:5/17/2013)... Research explores data on ... also   to   be presented ... the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it will ... American Psychiatric Association (APA) 166th Annual Meeting in ... being presented represent Shire,s ongoing commitment to the clinical ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... , May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The ... recombinant proteins, is placing renewed emphasis on alternate ... rise as a number of factors are converging ... pharmaceutical makers and their delivery device partners . ... refractory conditions, the growing trend toward self-administration for ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... , May 17, 2013  Boehringer Ingelheim ... respiratory disease at the American Thoracic Society International ... , May 17 – 22. ... approved for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary ... as well as investigational compounds for asthma, idiopathic ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 3Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 4Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 5Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 6Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 7Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 8Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 9Shire to Present Scientific Data Across a Range of Psychiatric Disorders at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 10Pharmaceutical Makers and Delivery Device Partners Rethink Delivery Technologies - New Report Examines this Evolving Segment 2Pharmaceutical Makers and Delivery Device Partners Rethink Delivery Technologies - New Report Examines this Evolving Segment 3Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 2Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 3Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 4Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 5Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 6Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 7Boehringer Ingelheim to Present 17 Abstracts at the Annual American Thoracic Society International Conference 8
... As part of a three-year global initiative to identify ... problems around the world, Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka,s Changemakers® ... Health: Achieving Individual, Family, and Community Well-Being ... the most innovative models and solutions that are transforming ...
... Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a world leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic ... Glenoid. The Mini Glenoid is yet another addition to the ... way to address glenoid arthritis. "The Mini ... the glenoid as well as load-share with the peripheral glenoid ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka's Changemakers Launch "Making More Health" Competition 2Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka's Changemakers Launch "Making More Health" Competition 3Ascension Orthopedics Announces Market Release of TITAN™ Inset Mini Glenoid 2
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
... ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory ... research and development. ARUP offers an extensive ... medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. ... Laboratories' clients include more than half of ...
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
Medicine Products: