MS drug Tecfidera slowed immune cells in lab tests
Key Takeaway
In lab tests, Tecfidera slowed immune cells from people with a virus-linked spinal cord disease, not MS.
What They Found
Researchers tested dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera), an MS drug, on blood cells kept in a lab. The cells came from people with a virus-linked spinal cord disease. The drug slowed the growth of immune cells. The cells also released fewer signals linked to inflammation. In some lab samples with high virus activity, the amount of virus found in the cells fell.
Who Should Care and Why
This study tested cells in a dish from people with a virus-linked spinal cord disease. It did not study cells from people with MS. The disease affects the spinal cord and gets worse over time. Tecfidera is used to treat MS, but this study tested its effects on a different disease. The results show what happened in lab samples, not what happened when people took the drug.
Important Considerations
The researchers used blood cells from 16 people, but did not treat those people with the drug. You cannot tell from these lab tests whether the drug helps people with this disease. The study also does not show any new effect of the drug in people with MS.
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