Doug McClain is a Christian businessman who has been helping people through his humanitarian efforts, and now his medical efforts, for his entire life. He touched thousands of lives when he traveled the world with Living Word Ministries and, when he wanted to settle down in Texas, he began helping thousands more people suffering from chronic immune disorders. McClain helps these people through his developments in immunotherapy treatments. Though most immunotherapy studies is focused on developing cancer-specific treatments, McClain is working to fight chronic immune disorders like psoriasis. Through immunotherapy, McClain hopes to one day be able to treat and relieve psoriasis.
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Psoriasis is an immune-related skin disease that causes inflammation, scaling, swelling and pain on the skin. This happens because the normal 4-week process of skin cell growth and replacement happens in just a couple days in those with psoriasis. The outbreaks are painful and embarrassing, and they are most common on the knees, elbows, legs, lower back, palms, soles of the feet and face. In severe cases or flare ups, psoriasis patches can even appear inside of the mouth, on genitalia and on the fingernails or toenails.
The reason that the body reacts this way when it has psoriasis is because of an immune dysfunction that causes T cells—a type of white blood cells—to be put into action when it is not necessary. The T cells result in the fast skin cell turnover and, thus, psoriasis patches. Doug McClain and his team hope to use immunotherapeutic treatment to halt the unnecessary action of T cells in order to provide relief for psoriasis sufferers.
