Open Questions: Immune System Disorders

T Cells for Brain Cells: January 2006 Scientific American In Focus article about inducing mild autoimmune reactions for therapeutic purposes in neurodegenerative diseases.
Experimental Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Targets T Cells: January 2001 Scientific American news article about a possible method of preventing T cells from attacking myelin in multiple sclerosis.
Gene Linked to Lupus-like Disease: January 2001 Scientific American news article about a genetic mutation that causes SLE-like symptoms in mice.
Hormone treats autoimmune disease: July 2000 Science News news article about symptomatic relief for lupus from administration of prasterone and DHEA.
Enzyme shortage may lead to lupus: June 2000 news article about how an insufficient amount of the enzyme DNase I may contribute to development of lupus.
Glutamate Glut Linked to Multiple Sclerosis: January 2000 news article in Science News about how an excess of glutamate from immune system cells contributes is linked to damage to myelin-producing oligodendrocytes.

Celiac Disease Insights: Clues to Solving Autoimmunity
Alession Fasano
Scientific American, August 2009: Study of a potentially fatal food-triggered disease has uncovered a process that may contribute to many autoimmune disorders.
A New Approach to Autoimmune Diseases
Eugene Russo
The Scientist, May 2003: Instead of studying disorders in isolation, some investigators are seeking common denominators among them.