New treatment for asthma sufferers
A new treatment that can prevent asthma-like symptoms has been developed.
The new vaccine – which has been funded by Asthma UK – aims to regulate overactive responses to harmless substances such as dust and pollen.
Dr Noble and his team at King’s College London have developed a treatment which represses such responses by boosting the cells which control the body’s protective mechanisms.
Past treatments have been ineffective because they have failed to activate enough cells to render the immune system powerful enough to fight the condition, reports Medical News Today.
Dr Alistair Noble says: "The vaccine/booster mix would aim to give long-term protection against allergic reactions and asthma symptoms, without reducing the immune system’s ability to defend the body against infections."
He added that it would function in a similar way to vaccinations for measles and TB, in that one injection would be enough to protect a person for several years.
Dr Elaine Vickers, Research Relations Manager at Asthma UK, said she was the new treatment could give asthma sufferers "long lasting protection" from the condition.
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