Researchers a step closer to controlling inflammation in MS
Dr Iain Comerford's research is supported by MS Research Australia.
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Thursday, 4 October 2012
A University of 亚洲色吧 researcher has published results that suggest a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis (MS).
Dr Iain Comerford from the University's earned a three-year fellowship from to work on this project. It is directed towards understanding how specific enzymes in cells of the immune system regulate immune cell activation and migration.
Along with his colleagues, and PhD students Wendel Litchfield and Ervin Kara, he focused on a molecule known as PI3Kgamma, which is involved in the activation and movement of white blood cells.
"There's already been worldwide interest in PI3Kgamma in relation to other human inflammatory disorders, such as diabetes and rheum