A New Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treating Inflammation with Computerized Nerve Stimulation

Doctors currently treat rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling autoimmune disease, with an arsenal of drugs that, while often effective, can have serious side effects. Authors Ulf Andersson and Kevin J. Tracey describe a circuit between the immune system and the nervous system that enabled development of...

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Autores principales: Andersson, Ulf, Tracey, Kevin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Dana Foundation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23447789
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description Doctors currently treat rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling autoimmune disease, with an arsenal of drugs that, while often effective, can have serious side effects. Authors Ulf Andersson and Kevin J. Tracey describe a circuit between the immune system and the nervous system that enabled development of an implanted nerve stimulator to treat the disorder, now being tested by a patient in Bosnia. If further clinical trials show as much promise as this initial case, similar devices may be developed for a broad range of inflammation-related diseases, from diabetes to congestive heart failure.
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spelling pubmed-35748002013-02-27 A New Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treating Inflammation with Computerized Nerve Stimulation Andersson, Ulf Tracey, Kevin J. Cerebrum Articles Doctors currently treat rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling autoimmune disease, with an arsenal of drugs that, while often effective, can have serious side effects. Authors Ulf Andersson and Kevin J. Tracey describe a circuit between the immune system and the nervous system that enabled development of an implanted nerve stimulator to treat the disorder, now being tested by a patient in Bosnia. If further clinical trials show as much promise as this initial case, similar devices may be developed for a broad range of inflammation-related diseases, from diabetes to congestive heart failure. The Dana Foundation 2012-03-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3574800/ /pubmed/23447789 Text en Copyright 2012 The Dana Foundation All Rights Reserved
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