Enbrel reverses Alzheimer symptoms in 10 minutes – study finds

Enbrel reverses Alzheimer symptoms in 10 minutes – study
11 January 2008
Researchers in the USA has presented startling data which demonstrated that treatment with Amgen’s anti-inflammatory Enbrel reversed some of the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in a patient in a matter of minutes.

A study, published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation and carried out by researchers at the University of California, featured the case of an Alzheimer’s patient, an 81-year-old doctor. It showed that within 10 minutes of being injected in the spine with the rheumatology and psoriasis treatment Enbrel (etanercept), which is also marketed by Wyeth, the doctor could remember facts such as the year, day of the week and the state he lived in. Before the injection, he could not recall this information and after the treatment, he was “noticeably calmer, less frustrated and more attentive,'' the authors of the study say.

The authors of the study, Edward Tobinick and Hyman Gross, said that the efficacy of Enbrel delivered by perispinal administration for Alzheimer's disease over a period of six months has been previously reported in a pilot study, but this report “details rapid cognitive improvement, beginning within minutes”.

Other source: www.jneuroinflammation.com