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Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys and scientists from Eli Lilly and Co., have revealed the structure and function of a drug called LY3361237, which can reduce the harmful activity of the immune system to help treat autoimmune diseases

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dissolutewastrel

I have an autoimmune disease. 0/10 would not recommend.


real_bk3k

What? You don't want to "boost" your immune system? When I see products that claim that, I think >It's a good thing this doesn't work.


hamster_savant

So is this applicable to all autoimmune conditions?


Seawolf87

Can anyone with a little more knowledge about immune diseases fill me in on whether this would work for something like autoimmune liver like primary sclerosing cholangitis, or if it would be restricted to usefulness in stuff like MS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease? I know Celiac disease is more immune-mediated, but could it see some effect there? Basically, what is the scope of diseases this could potentially treat?


arrowspike

It's overall in very early stages of turning into effective medication for anything, but it does state promise for "auto-immune related inflammatory disorders" and was particularly shown effective in a mouse model with induced psoriasis. So, hard to say how broadly it could be applied in the world of autoimmune diseases until further trials.


ExtremePrivilege

BTLA, the target of this therapy, is very important for the pathogenesis of several respiratory inflammatory disorders like asthma. Eli Lily is hoping that using BTLA as a target will open up a ton of doors for modulating negative immune responses across numerous pathologies. It’s being tested, currently, in Lupus.


ExtremePrivilege

For only $170,000 a year! (It’s a joke, but probably a prescient one)


klaaptrap

Per pill is more likely


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As a person with a (stage 4) severe uncontrolled bronchial asthma I'm really looking forward to it.