Re: Faustman released Phase I results...
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Posted by Allen on 16:15:50 2010/06/30
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Re: Faustman released Phase I results... posted by Susan
Hi Susan,
I hate to sound like a broken record....but when you mention,
"....we are hoping that there will be a window of time when the autoreactive T-cells will be eliminated giving rise to regeneration of islets."
I remember distinctly that Dr. Faustman herself stated on the Ioccoca website a couple of years ago that what you state above will NOT happen without the yet-to-be-discovered 2nd compound.
When I have asked about this before, it was a typical...."oh they are looking for it". If I recall partially correctly, BCG is only thought to be able to kill a certain type of T cell (ID4 I think), but will have no impact on another killer T cell (ID3 I believe). This came from her research.....so I am a bit puzzled.
(Please note...I may have mis-labeled or mis-represented something here....so please no one quote any of this as fact. I do not want to promote any false info on this or any research. I just know I am pretty close).
Can you update...and or correct me?
Thanks,
Allen
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