Interferon is the only medication currently used
for its immunomodulatory effects in the treatment of FHV - 1.
Possible solutions can be provided by use of MSCs, which are known
for their immunomodulatory properties, iPSCs, which are derived from the patient's own tissue, and of course autologous cell sources.
The scientists conclude that in mice «well - timed treatment with rIL - 27 improved lung injury and accelerated recovery without affecting viral clearance» and continue «these data demonstrate that IL - 27 has a unique role in controlling immunopathology without impacting on host defense, and might therefore represent a promising candidate
for immunomodulatory therapy of viral pneumonia.»
Not exact matches
Those who are progressing may be the ones you would want to recruit
for research on
immunomodulatory therapies.»
(Fedson has also lobbied
for years to get statins and other
immunomodulatory agents accepted as potential treatment during influenza pandemics.)
Dogs are immunocompetent, and so were an ideal study subject
for testing
immunomodulatory cancer therapies.
Anti-cytotoxic T - lymphocyte antigen - 4 antibody: the first in an emerging class of
immunomodulatory antibodies
for cancer treatment.
The robust
immunomodulatory capabilities of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have propelled them into animal studies and preliminary clinical trials as a treatment
for a series of immunological diseases.
Multiple classes of agent with distinct mechanisms of action are now available
for the treatment of patients with relapsed and / or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), including
immunomodulatory agents, proteasome inhibitors, histone deacetylase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies.
The lab is developing a novel gene delivery system to produce anti-tumor and
immunomodulatory antibodies in vivo
for cancer treatment.
Researchers are investigating nanoparticles
for delivery of immunostimulatory or
immunomodulatory molecules in combination with chemo - or radiotherapy or as adjuvants to other immunotherapies.
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) in the hypoxic BM regions are blamed
for the incurability of MM, because CSCs are often resistant to drugs currently used against BM cancers (including proteasome inhibitors and
immunomodulatory agents).
For instance, the following studies, as catalogued in the GreenMedInfo database, have revealed metabolic,
immunomodulatory, and cognitive benefits of the dietary inclusion of coconut oil.
Read my commentary below on the numerous
immunomodulatory, mood - enhancing, and neuroprotective effects of sage and scroll down
for Kaylie's recipe.
Although most treatment involves a combination of topical eye drops / ointment and oral or injectable medications, some patients may be candidates
for a surgical implant device that slowly releases cyclosporine, an
immunomodulatory medication.