Cancer immunotherapy is an evolving field of research. Cytokines are a key area of interest in cancer immunotherapy; however, challenges are faced when translating their use from the lab to the clinic ...
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Battling the cytokine storm

Think of it this way — the human body is a kingdom which is healthy, prosperous and functions peacefully. Every once in a while, invaders from the pathogen kingdom attack the body. But the human ...
People often get immunotherapy as a treatment for cancer. These immunotherapy treatments can be effective, but they may cause your immune system to have an unnatural response. Your body, as a result ...
Systemic inflammatory cytokine profiling can predict the risk for kidney failure and long-term mortality in patients with ...
Cytokines are secreted proteins critical for immune regulation, cell signaling, and tissue homeostasis. These cells are increasingly recognized as key tools in biomedical research, particularly in ...
Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry and scaly skin lesions, affects about 7.5 million people in the United States. Psoriasis results from abnormal proliferation of ...
Clinicians are moving toward managing mild (Grade 1) cytokine release syndrome on an outpatient basis. The most common and often the most serious side effect of chimeric antigen replacement T cell ...
In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Shuang Zhou about cytokine-base cancer immunotherapy, the current state of the field, and future prospects. Cytokines are molecular messengers released by ...