Posted 10/6/2008 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, as it says in the article "The administration of interleukin 10 (IL10) to individuals with colitis has been reported to have a positive effect in initial studies, although this potential therapy has not been assessed more thoroughly.
Professor Jack Satsangi a gastroenterology expert at the University of Edinburgh said previous research on IL10 as a treatment had focused on another inflammatory bowel condition, Crohn's disease.
"It may be that it didn't work in Crohn's disease but it's worth pursuing in ulcerative colitis," he said.
"There are also issues about whether it should be delivered systemically - orally, intravenously - or directly into the gut."
Hopefully interleukin 10 (IL10) will provide relief for UCers because it didn't seem to help CDers the way they had hoped it would.
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