Inflammation inhibitor delivered directly to kidneys reverses course of destructive nephritis

Monday, July 30, 2018 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Using a manmade version of a human antibody to directly deliver a drug that inhibits a powerful driver of inflammation, can reverse a disease course that often leads to kidney failure and dialysis, investigators report. They have additionally found that it’s the powerhouses of kidney cells, called mitochondria, that are particularly impacted by the acute […]

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