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Fingolimod May Have Potential as AAV Treatment, Rat Study Indicates

Fingolimod (FTY720), a medication used to treat multiple sclerosis, also appears to ease many of the symptoms of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), a new study in rats suggests. The study, “Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator FTY720 attenuates experimental myeloperoxidase-ANCA vasculitis in a T cell-dependent manner,” was published…