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===Therapeutics=== | ===Therapeutics=== | ||
Current approaches to treatments include replacement and immunosuppressive therapies. Replacement therapy consists of the supplementation of important biological hormones or molecules that are reduced from disease where immunosuppressive therapies consist of treatment to prevent further organ damage. This includes drugs that | Current approaches to treatments include [https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/hormone-replacement-therapy replacement] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunosuppression immunosuppressive] therapies. Replacement therapy consists of the supplementation of important biological hormones or molecules that are reduced from disease where immunosuppressive therapies consist of treatment to prevent further organ damage. This includes drugs that suppress the immune system response as well as anti-inflammatory drugs. Gene therapy has also been studied as another possible mechanism that aims to have cells express certain genes for the regulation of proinflammatory molecules or regulation of immune cells to the site of disease. | ||
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