Treatment with a molecule known as A485 can quickly and temporarily increase levels of white blood cells, a critical part of the body’s immune system, an effect that is difficult to deliver with currently available pharmaceuticals, a new Yale study finds.
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Macrophages Play Important Role in Pediatric Obesity-associated Kidney Disease
Article title: Depletion of macrophages slows the early progression of renal injury in obese Dahl salt-sensitive leptin receptor mutant rats Authors: Bibek Poudel, Corbin A. Shields, Andrea K. Brown, Ubong Ekperikpe, Tyler Johnson, Denise C. Cornelius, Jan M. Williams From the…
Researchers Find Common Measures of Immune Status, Inflammation Can Predict Mortality
News release about a new collaborative study led by Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals finding that commonly used clinical indicators of immune status and inflammation can predict mortality in the general population.