Australian researchers found that the new toxic shock therapy

Australia's Monash Institute researchers have found a potential treatment of toxic shock and other inflammatory diseases of the new therapy.

1 year 28 million cases of toxic shock, resulting in 500,000 deaths. However, this body has not been excessive immune response and effective treatment methods.

Melbourne, Australia's Monash Institute of Medical Research, Dr Kristian Jones said: "A few years ago, we found another body inflammatory response when the protein activin, it was considered to help stimulate inflammation. We found that in mice in the experiment also follistatin Be the release of activin and combining, but also in and activin. When we give the mice more follistatin, an increase of toxaemia mice on the survival chance. "


Jones said: "We believe that follistatin eased the activin and defeat the inflammatory response."

Toxic shock is the intensive care unit after the heart attack death of the main reasons, need 1 billion U.S. dollars annually for health care. These findings stirred up by the hope of follistatin to save lives.

Human infection by the constant threat, but have adapted to such a threat. Human normal use it to the defense or the immune system to control infection and inflammation.

Sometimes escape the infection defense system and quickly spread to many organs and blood lead to toxic shock. This is a very serious infection and the body needs to control the fierce reaction to it. Sometimes the body quickly over-react strongly, the whole body have been infected and damage their own.

It is precisely because of this toxic shock out of control led to the excessive inflammatory response was damage vital organs and in many cases lead to death.

Jones said: "We are further exploring how follistatin is the interaction with activin, is also looking for business partners, we have found in patients with the toxaemia have a high level of follistatin and activin. If follistatin's role in controlling inflammation was Confirmed, then its rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and other diseases is also helpful. "