Myositis.
Last updated Friday, February 11, 2005
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ResearchIs there research studying how to cure, prevent, or treat myositis? Is there research studying the causes, mechanisms, or risk factors of myositis? Researchers
are making some progress in understanding what happens in myositis and
what goes wrong with the immune system. Currently they believe that the
muscle fibers in some people with myositis are damaged by a group of
cells called lymphocytes, which make up part of the immune system.
Researchers also are studying the possibility that certain
autoantibodies may travel through the blood and cause damage to the
muscle. Other researchers are studying how many different forms of
myositis exist and how they are different from one another in their
cause and treatment.
As scientists get closer to understanding the process leading to
muscle damage in the different forms of myositis, they can hope to find
new ways of stopping the harmful actions. With the scientific progress
that has been made in recent years, people with myositis have reason to
share that hope.
Research holds the key to better ways to prevent, diagnose, and control myositis.
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