Application of omeprazole in preparing medicine for treating autoimmune disease

Abstract

The invention provides an application of omeprazole in preparing a medicine for treating autoimmune disease. Based upon experiments, the omeprazole, through oral administration, can take a concrete effect on relieving the autoimmune disease, in particular inflammatory injury caused by the autoimmune disease. Further experiments show that the omeprazole can down-regulate mRNA levels of four proinflammatory cytokines, namely [gamma] interferon in a spleen with EAN (experimental allergic neuritis), tumor necrosis factor [alpha], interleukin 6 and interleukin 17, and meanwhile, the omeprazole can up-regulate mRNA levels of two proinflammatory cytokines, namely interleukin 4 and interleukin 10. Moreover, cytokine expression profile of ELISA detection also shows a similar trend in a spleen mononuclear cell culture supernatant. On the basis of the pharmacological properties, the omeprazole, which can take the effect on treating the autoimmune disease, is applicable to preparation of the medicine for treating the autoimmune disease.

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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medicine, and further relates to the new medical application of substances, in particular to the application of omeprazole in the preparation of medicines for autoimmune diseases. Background technique

[0002] Autoimmune diseases refer to diseases caused by the body's immune response to self-antigens, resulting in damage to its own tissues. Since the cause is the autoimmune system, the treatment of these conditions focuses on the modulation of the immune system, usually over a long period of time. In the prior art, depending on the location of autoimmune disease lesions, there are differences in the focus of treatment methods. Generally speaking, the treatment of autoimmune diseases currently mainly relies on immunosuppressants, the most commonly used are adrenocortical hormone preparations, such as : Prednisone, hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, etc., which are often referred to as "hormones" for short. I...

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