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Glucosamine-like supplement suppresses multiple sclerosis attacks (autoimmune diseases)
University of California, Irvine ^ | September 30, 2011

Posted on 09/30/2011 12:41:16 PM PDT by decimon

UCI study shows promise of metabolic therapy for autoimmune diseases

A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a UC Irvine study.

UCI’s Dr. Michael Demetriou, Ani Grigorian and others found that oral N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), which is similar to but more effective than the widely available glucosamine, inhibited the growth and function of abnormal T-cells that in MS incorrectly direct the immune system to attack and break down central nervous system tissue that insulates nerves.

(Excerpt) Read more at today.uci.edu ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: autoimmune; dietarysupplements; glucosamine; health; medicine; ms; multiplesclerosis
Similar from 2007: Sugar supplement may treat immune disease

A bit of reading reveals that GlcNAc can be had but that too much can cause hepatitis and maybe other nasty stuff.

1 posted on 09/30/2011 12:41:21 PM PDT by decimon
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2 posted on 09/30/2011 12:42:06 PM PDT by decimon
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I need to check into this for CIDP.


3 posted on 09/30/2011 1:00:17 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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