Anyone who understands brain tumors in general sense can tell you a bit about glioblastoma. Seen as the deadly form of cancer in the brain, it is apparent that research is going to be done with this set in place. What are some of the methods that can prove useful in removing these tumors from the brain and for there to be results that will stand in the long term? It seems as though there are immune cells to consider but I did not realize that there were so many details.
According to an article on Medical News Today, it seems as though there are specialized immune cells that have been deactivated in these brain tumors. The University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute looked into these and applied clinical trials to the matter as well. It's not like there aren't treatments, as organizations like Voices against Brain Cancer can attest to. However, with a median survival of only 15 months, the treatments in question are not as effective as they probably should be.
What is it about these immune cells in regards to tumors in particular? The report went into detail about how microglia in the body could be put to use for the sake of helping the body prevent instances of injury of infection. Simply put, the cells in question come together to work as the brain's immune system, for lack of a better term. The way that they are able to operate is to detect stem cells that can play into tumor growth and eliminate them before development begins.
There was a study spoken about in the report and there were many details about immune cells and how they would be able to relate to the tumors seen in the brain. A particular drug called amphotericin B was utilized in order to help bring microglia back to an active taste. It is an especially potent drug when you consider the impact that it had in regards to fungal infections, not only in the brain but the spinal cord as well. This is important to keep in mind, especially when results have been especially strong.
The drug was able to help the body's natural defense mechanisms, which translated into the halted progression of tumor growth in general. The mice lived two to three times longer after the study was done, so who is to say that this wouldn't become applied to humans? In fact, I'd like to think that this would be one of the most helpful therapies, provided it has the legs to stand on its own. From what I have seen, I think that the results are ones not to be ignored.
According to an article on Medical News Today, it seems as though there are specialized immune cells that have been deactivated in these brain tumors. The University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute looked into these and applied clinical trials to the matter as well. It's not like there aren't treatments, as organizations like Voices against Brain Cancer can attest to. However, with a median survival of only 15 months, the treatments in question are not as effective as they probably should be.
What is it about these immune cells in regards to tumors in particular? The report went into detail about how microglia in the body could be put to use for the sake of helping the body prevent instances of injury of infection. Simply put, the cells in question come together to work as the brain's immune system, for lack of a better term. The way that they are able to operate is to detect stem cells that can play into tumor growth and eliminate them before development begins.
There was a study spoken about in the report and there were many details about immune cells and how they would be able to relate to the tumors seen in the brain. A particular drug called amphotericin B was utilized in order to help bring microglia back to an active taste. It is an especially potent drug when you consider the impact that it had in regards to fungal infections, not only in the brain but the spinal cord as well. This is important to keep in mind, especially when results have been especially strong.
The drug was able to help the body's natural defense mechanisms, which translated into the halted progression of tumor growth in general. The mice lived two to three times longer after the study was done, so who is to say that this wouldn't become applied to humans? In fact, I'd like to think that this would be one of the most helpful therapies, provided it has the legs to stand on its own. From what I have seen, I think that the results are ones not to be ignored.
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