Neutrophil nanosponges soak up proteins that promote rheumatoid arthritis
Monday, September 3, 2018 - 12:54
in Health & Medicine
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed neutrophil “nanosponges” that can safely absorb and neutralize a variety of proteins that play a role in the progression of rheumatoid arthritis. Injections of these nanosponges effectively treated severe rheumatoid arthritis in two mouse models. Administering the nanosponges early on also prevented the disease from […]