Activating Immunity to Fight a Foe — A New Path
Richard S. Hotchkiss, Steven M. Opal
Abstract
Could the immunomodulatory drugs that have produced impressive outcomes in cancer be used to boost immunity to counter infection in the context of sepsis? Recent findings in animal models provide some support for this strategy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineImmunityContext (archaeology)ImmunologySepsisIntensive care medicineImmune systemBiologyPaleontologyImmune Response and InflammationSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentThermal Regulation in Medicine