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have you seen this??

Q: Has anyone ever even heard of this therapy?

Drugs for treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases:

I found the following while investigating the benificial effects that 5 mg of benadryl every 4 to 6 hours has had on my condition (mitochondrial dysfunction).

"Institution: Stanford University

Summary

Researchers in Dr. Lawrence Steinman's laboratory at Stanford have developed a new strategy for treating or preventing autoimmune diseases with antihistamines. Using the EAE mouse model for multiple sclerosis (MS), the inventors have shown that the disease course and severity can be ameliorated with daily administration of antihistamine. This approach has the potential for treating MS with less side-effects and more convenient dosing than current therapeutic interventions.

Stage of Research

EAE mice treated daily with anti-histamine receptor 1 have decreased disease severity and delayed onset of the disease compared to controls. Also, treatment with antihistamine receptor 1 leads to significant changes in the serum IgG recognition of some healthy brain antigenic targets.

Advantage

Safe - antihistamines are established drugs with less severe side effects than current MS treatments e.g., interferon-beta, glatiramer acetate, high-dose IV immunoglobulins, monoclonal antibodies against a-4 integrin and steroids)

Convenient - oral administration is easier for patients costs to produce and store these compounds are lower than existing treatments"


Cost= $5.00 per month

I also found the following which should  be of interest here:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006300261904498

"1. It is shown that a number of antihistamine drugs which prevent liver injury inhibit mitochondrial swelling at concentrations at which they do not affect electron transport or oxidative phosphorylation"

5 mg of benadryl equals 1 ml of the adult liquid or 2ml of the childrens liquid.


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317787 tn?1473358451
This is really interesting, I appreciate you sharing this.  I am going to go search it out.  I have two friends with MS, one on interferon, one won't take it for fear of the sx
Thank you again
Dee
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If you have autoimmune hypothyroid be aware that this treatment may (should) increase thyroid function making your current suppliment dose to high.

talk to your doctor first
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