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I haven't read anything related to treating autoimmune diseases with mRNA, that would be quite exciting. Do you happen to have a reference for this? I have Ulc
by pseudosudoer 5y ago
I haven't read anything related to treating autoimmune diseases with mRNA, that would be quite exciting. Do you happen to have a reference for this?
I have Ulcerative Colitis, which is a form of an autoimmune disease. A vaccine as a cure would be a game changer.
- azinman2 5y agoBut I thought we don’t really know what causes UC. Fungi? Bacteria? Genetic factors? Something else?
- pseudosudoer 5y agoYou're correct, doctors/biologists still do not know the root cause of IBD (UC/Chrons). In fact, most autoimmune diseases are quite poorly understood due to the vast dimensional space that can influence the human immune system. If there is evidence that it could be controlled via an mRNA vaccine, it would give me much hope for the future of controlling autoimmune diseases without consistent drug intervention or surgery.
- sapsan 5y agoMaybe something like that is relevant: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6525/145 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6525/145. There's also a bit more context here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-00880-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-00880-0.