By Bill Hathaway
May 25, 2021
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(Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein)
The primary function of the lung is to facilitate transfer of oxygen to the blood stream. Crucial to this lifegiving task are endothelial cells, which line blood vessels permeating the lung and through which gas exchange occurs.
Malfunction of these cells is implicated in a range of different diseases, including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), pulmonary fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension. And the COVID-19 pandemic has raised important questions about these cells: Why are some endothelium cells, particularly in the elderly, more susceptible to injury from the disease?
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STOCKHOLM, May 25, 2021
/PRNewswire/ Klarna the leading global bank, payments provider, and shopping service is pleased to confirm that Roger W. Ferguson Jr will join the Board of Directors. Mr. Ferguson is the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, past President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA, the Steven A Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and served on President Obama s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness as well as its predecessor, the Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Mr. Ferguson will join the board chaired by Michael Moritz, partner at Sequoia Capital as well as recent appointments of other new members: Omid R. Kordestani, former executive Chairman of Twitter, Lise Kaae of Bestseller Group, and Sarah Smith, a senior advisor at Goldman Sachs.
CAR-T Therapy: Combating Cytokine Release Syndrome
Sponsored Content by ACROBiosystemsMay 21 2021
CAR-T cell therapy offers the hope of a cure to a number of cancer patients. Yet, in spite of the great effectiveness, more attention has been paid to the toxicity of the therapy known as cytokine release syndrome (CRS).
This article is aimed at summarizing the main points of assessment, grading and management of CRS in CAR-T Therapy and provide answers to the following questions:
How to identify the onset of CRS clinically?
What is CRS management?
How to use tocilizumab in CRS management？
Assessment, grading and management of CRS in CAR-T therapy
A reference map of endothelial cells in the lungs was created to help researchers identify specific abnormalities that occur in a host of lung diseases
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