by Jeff Hansen, University of Alabama at Birmingham Knowledge of this previously unrecognized mechanism may aid therapy for patients with interleukin-6 signaling mutations and hyper-IgE Syndrome, or HIES. Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham The immune system has a biological telecommunications system—small proteins known as interleukins that send signals among the leukocyte white blood cells to...
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON ― Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a novel strategy to reduce immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment by targeting the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). The study, published today in Cancer Cell, establishes a proof of concept for combining immune checkpoint blockade with cytokine blockers to selectively...
Research may have an impact on the chances of success of a specific treatment RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Inflammatory proteins, also known as cytokines, play a crucial role in the immune response. If this immune response is too strong, a phenomenon known as “cytokine storm”, it can cause harm to the patient. It has been...
Researchers at University of Texas at Dallas may have revolutionized diabetes management thanks to a remarkable new wrist-worn sensor that is able to continuously and accurately monitor glucose, cortisol, and interleukin-6 in perspired sweat for up to a week. These days, blood has to be drawn and levels of cortisol and interleukin-6 can only be measured once in a while...
