THE TIMES: Drug firms are racing to calm the cytokine storm

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“The immune system is always attempting this balancing act where it destroys cells that harbour a virus while sparing healthy cells that look very similar,” says Dan Davis, professor of immunology at Manchester University. For the majority of people this works well: the immune system wins and the virus is cleared. But for some, it fails catastrophically.

Period15 May 2020

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  • TitleDrug firms are racing to calm the cytokine storm
    Media name/outletThe Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date15/05/20
    Description“The immune system is always attempting this balancing act where it destroys cells that harbour a virus while sparing healthy cells that look very similar,” says Dan Davis, professor of immunology at Manchester University. For the majority of people this works well: the immune system wins and the virus is cleared. But for some, it fails catastrophically.
    URLhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drug-firms-are-racing-to-calm-the-cytokine-storm-l63w0hffc
    PersonsDaniel Davis
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Keywords

  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • immunology