Mesenchymal stromal (stem) cell therapy fails to improve outcomes in experimental severe influenza.

Severe influenza remains a major public health threat and is responsible for thousands of deaths annually. Increasing antiviral resistance and limited effectiveness of current therapies highlight the need for new approaches to influenza treatment. Extensive pre-clinical data have shown that mesenchy...

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Main Authors: Ilyse Darwish, David Banner, Samira Mubareka, Hani Kim, Rickvinder Besla, David J Kelvin, Kevin C Kain, W Conrad Liles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744455?pdf=render