Research Team may be Pinpointing Psoriasis Cause
A team of researchers at Wyeth Research may have found the molecule that triggers psoriasis. By injecting mice with antibodies that neutralize the IL-22 molecule they were able to prevent the development of psoriasis-like lesions. Similarly, by injecting IL-22 into the skin of normal mice they found that it triggered the development of skin lesions. For more on this research, go to U.S. News & World Report.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Wyeth in Ireland? Let me be a test subject, I don’t need IL-22. I hope!
I jest, though I’d love to help and I’m rather smart in the grey matter department.
I’ve had this since I was a kid, though it’s come on a lot on my arms and legs in the past year, I’ve been smoking and drinking and feeling dreadful so I’m guessing that has something to do with it appearing again, however, giving up drinking and smoking is making it worse due to the fact drink now calms me down and I’ve noticed after a hard nights drinking my skin actualy improves. I think this is to do with a lack of moisture in my body and need for water, odd, maybe, though what if the causes are related to water as well as IL-22?
Make anti IL-22? Suck me dry of water?
Interesting ideas though I may be talking abslute rubbish, either way I’m buying a UV light tomorrow and a red plastic sheet to cure my arms and legs.