Orexin as a potential drug for treating septic shock
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 16:02
in Health & Medicine
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition due to excessive immune responses to infection that damages the patient's own tissues and organs. In septic shock, the severest stage of sepsis, the blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level, often leading to multiple organ failure and death. To date, there is no effective therapy yet available for septic shock. Recent findings may be a breakthrough in developing a silver bullet for the treatment of septic shock.