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Episode 33 of the international MS-Perspektive podcast: Can neurodegeneration be treated in MS by modulating HERV-W? Interview with Prof. Dr. Patrick Küry This time I talk to Prof. Dr. Patrick Küry from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf about whether we can treat #Neurodegeneration in #MultipleSclerosis by modulating HERV-W? Multiple sclerosis is driven by two disease-causing aspects – acute inflammatory activity, which is now well treatable, and neurodegeneration, which continues to pose major challenges to researchers and physicians. Finding ways to effectively treat neurodegeneration could finally help people in the progressive course, whether #PPMS or #SPMS. And since neurodegeneration presumably starts in the prodromal phase, i.e., with the onset of pathogenic processes, all MS patients would benefit. But what is HERV-W and how can it be influenced to prevent neurodegeneration? That’s what I talk about in an interview with Prof. Küry. I find this research on HERV-W extremely exciting, especially since it seems so far that there are no or few side effects to be expected. And I would be so very happy if there are finally first breakthroughs in the treatment of neurodegeneration and thus the progressive processes of MS. So that people with PPMS and SPMS have more than symptomatic therapy options available. You can listen to the podcast on all platforms and on my blog here you find the short answers to my questions as well: https://lnkd.in/eqHGia9V

  • Color photo of  Prof. Dr. Patrick Küry. He looks curious and optimistic into the camera trying to find solutionts to treat neurodegeneration a quite challenging task, not just fpr Multiple Sclerosis but although other neurodegenerative diseases. Photo by Dr. Rok Humar

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