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Stem cell therapy for COVID-19 and ARDS – News-Medical.Net

In a review paper recently uploaded to the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy by Mahendiratta et al. (May 2021) the applicability of stem cells in treating severe…

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The major life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 disease are the result of the dysregulation of the immune system, wherein the cascading release of cytokines, termed a cytokine storm, induces severe inflammation.
In past studies, stem cells have demonstrated immune-modulating properties, with the capacity to suppress T-cells, prevent the maturation of dendritic cells, lessen B-cell activation and proliferation, and inhibit the proliferation and cytotoxicity of natural killer cells.
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