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2020-04-09 Science & Technology

Israeli [experimental] COVID-19 treatment shows 100% survival rate - preliminary data

[Jpost] Not only have all the patients survived, according to Pluristem, but four of them showed improvement in respiratory parameters.

Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who are considered high-risk for mortality have been treated with Pluristem’s placenta-based cell-therapy product and survived, according to preliminary data provided by the Haifa-based company.

Pluristem’s PLX cells are “allogeneic mesenchymal-like cells that have immunomodulatory properties,” meaning they induce the immune system’s natural regulatory T cells and M2 macrophages, the company explained in a previous release. The result could be the reversal of dangerous overactivation of the immune system. This would likely reduce the fatal symptoms of pneumonia and pneumonitis (general inflammation of lung tissue).

Previous preclinical findings regarding PLX cells revealed significant therapeutic effects in animal studies of pulmonary hypertension, lung fibrosis, acute kidney injury and gastrointestinal injury.

Pluristem plans to apply for initiation of a multinational clinical trial for the treatment of complications associated with coronavirus, the release said, noting that it will no longer report on its compassionate use trials but rather on the status and progress of its contemplated clinical trial.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-09 15:43|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Here's to continued good news on this.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-04-09 16:35|| 2020-04-09 16:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Good

Posted by Thorong Grundy1520 2020-04-09 16:40|| 2020-04-09 16:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Mind you, this staff will probably cost a lot.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-09 16:43|| 2020-04-09 16:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Only given to people who have not threatened to kill Israelis or destroy Israel.

Hammas, no vaccine for yuuuuu.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-04-09 20:28|| 2020-04-09 20:28|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 Mind you, this staff will probably cost a lot.

'S okay. What's another trillion between friends?

Posted by Lex 2020-04-09 21:56|| 2020-04-09 21:56|| Front Page Top

#6 How effective compare to cheap old hydroxyquinoline if given early?

Posted by Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-04-09 22:35|| 2020-04-09 22:35|| Front Page Top

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