Factor isolated from babies’ cord blood could treat harmful inflammation, sepsis

“A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing a new therapy to fight harmful inflammation, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers report. When given to mice, the newly discovered factor countered signs of inflammation and sepsis, such as fever, fluctuations in respiratory rate, and death.”Read more…

Christian C. Yost et al, Neonatal NET-inhibitory factor and related peptides inhibit neutrophil extracellular trap formation, Journal of Clinical Investigation (2016). DOI: 10.1172/JCI83873