Macrophage activation syndrome: Clues to calming a cytokine storm
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
By analyzing complex interactions of the immune system in an animal study, pediatric researchers have found potential tools for controlling a life-threatening condition called a cytokine storm that may strike children who have juvenile arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. The study is a first step toward developing new treatments for a condition called macrophage activation syndrome.