Can Immunotherapy Treat Other Conditions?

Other Immune Conditions

Inflammatory bowel disease is among the other immune conditions that can be treated with the use of immunotherapy. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are forms of inflammatory bowel disease where the patient's immune system incorrectly targets and attacks the digestive system lining. This malfunction causes inflammation characterized by debilitating pain and severe diarrhea. Because the immune system abnormalities associated with inflammatory bowel disease have been identified, the immune system can be modulated in several ways to reduce its attacks on the digestive system lining. Psoriasis is another inflammatory disease that has been treated with the use of immunotherapy. Psoriasis occurs when the patient's immune system attacks healthy cells of the skin. This malfunction causes an overproduction of skin cells and white blood cells that result in scaly hard skin lesions. Immunotherapy for psoriasis involves the use of the immune system to target the particular inflammatory cytokines abnormally upregulated in individuals affected by psoriasis.

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