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Vastu Vihar Biotech: Developing Reliable Therapeutic Solutions For Autoimmune Diseases

Autoimmune diseases today account for around 4 percent of the world population and are also considered the third most common cause of chronic illness in countries such as the United States. These are generally life long and are a result of an overactive immune system that mistakenly starts killing the healthy cells, ultimately leading to several other complexities of the body. Most patients suffer from chronic conditions of the liver, kidney or skin, etc. and majority of them have autoimmune conditions that occur due to the chemokine and cytokine storm in the body. Also, the recent pandemic has been an eye-opener for the world in a similar way. "Most deaths during COVID-19 pandemic have been either due to multiple organ disorders or the pro-inflammatory response/various autoimmune...