Inflammatory Diseases

Carl Ware & secrets of the immune system

Carl Ware & secrets of the immune system

Dr. Ware’s research focuses on the fundamental pathways that control cytokines, a family of proteins involved in immune signaling.

New insight into mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases suggests a potential therapy

New insight into mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases suggests a potential therapy

Sanford-Burnham researchers have found a potential new therapy for autoimmune diseases—a chemical compound that appears to inhibit a mutant form of the protein LYP.

Study raises questions about lymphoma drugs

Study raises questions about lymphoma drugs

A study led by Robert Rickert, Ph.D. explored the roles of two enzymes, SHIP and PTEN, in B cell growth and proliferation. The results could impact several anti-lymphoma therapies currently in development.

Studying inflammatory diseases

Researchers in the Inflammatory Disease Research Program are studying the central players in human inflammatory disease processes, the innate and adaptive immune systems, and the molecular mechanisms of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Insights from these studies are used for the rational, structure-based design of new therapeutics. In addition to traditional cellular biochemistry and molecular biology, the program emphasizes study of human tissue samples and DNA, genetics, proteomics, bioinformatics, new imaging techniques, electron microscopy, structural biology, rational drug design, chemistry, protein engineering, and nanotechnology.

Research - Infectious and Inflammatory Disease - Inflammatory  Disease: About

Inflammation is the body’s basic response to a variety of external or internal insults, such as infectious agents, physical injury, hypoxia, or disease processes in nearly any organ or tissue in the body. Inflammation entails the four well-known symptoms—redness, heat, tenderness/pain and swelling—that characterize so many common diseases and conditions.

How our research helps improve health

Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes, affect more than 50 million Americans. Many of these diseases are debilitating and are becoming increasingly common in our aging society. In Sanford-Burnham’s Inflammatory Disease Research Program, researchers have had significant success in identifying a gene variant associated with type 1 diabetes. This finding has now been expanded into rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Other contributions include discoveries about specific genes and enzymes related to human disease, including infectious with the bacterium that causes anthrax.

Research - Infectious and Inflammatory Disease - Inflammatory  Disease: How Our Research Helps

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New insight into mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases suggests a potential therapy

Dr. Lutz Tautz and colleagues show how the breakup of two proteins interferes with the immune system and demonstrates that inhibiting one of the errant proteins restores proper function.   Read More...

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