Sentences with phrase «autoimmune uveitis»
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This clinical trial is the culmination of long - standing research led by Professor John Greenwood at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology showing the potential therapeutic benefits of using statins to treat autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and uveitis.
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«We tested this approach on the uveitis model as a proof of principle, but it should also be applicable to other autoimmune conditions,» says co-senior author Dr Richard Jenner (UCL Cancer Institute).
The study, published in Cell Reports, involved giving cancer drugs to mice and inducing uveitis, an incurable autoimmune eye condition responsible for 1 in every 10 cases of visual impairment in the UK.
Fourth, there is theoretical potential for inducing autoimmune disease such as uveitis and, lastly, there is incomplete knowledge of mechanisms of protective immunity against leptospiral infection.»