Hi Vaughn -
"I also have to wonder if WF10 might help with certain forms of Arthritis which are believed to be caused by the body's immune system"
The short answer is probably, but not necessarily.
The Euro patent extension gave us an idea...
"Inappropriate immune response has been implicated in up to 80 different autoimmune diseases. Conditions mentioned specifically in Oxo's European patent claims include colitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, Crohn's disease,
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus erythematosus, Lyme disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, psoriasis, serum disease, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, Sjorgen syndrome, spondylarthropathies, sarcoidosis, as well as autoimmune forms of hemolysis, hepatitis, neutropenia, polyglandular disease, and thyroid disease. Autoimmune diseases affect an estimated 5 percent of the total population in Europe and North America."
We might have inferred this patent extension (and some of the immune disorders WF10 might treat) from di7026's wonderful post on the McGrath/Kuhne patent on the Predictive Method using WF10, gene expression and PCR...
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Following the research of those originally involved with WF10, and subsequent parallel research, has revealed tremendous progress.
Scientists are starting to realize that the cascade of immune responses triggered by reactive oxygen goes much further than previously imagined. The depth and subtlety of effects on immune signalling were missed - and are only now starting to be understood.
There was evidence, but researchers were looking elsewhere. For instance, Europeans have been using ozone therapy for a while now, and there's quite a body of literature on its use.
Recently, it was discovered that the human immune system actually produces ozone itself.
Mark once posted that he expected WF10 to have far-reachiing consequences on the study of immunology. Directly and indirectly, he is already being proven right.
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I've been working on a post about this stuff for a while now, and I hope to get it out this weekend.
Here's a hint...
Did you ever wonder why WF10 also had the names Macrokine and Immunokine?
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