Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: Fighting Life-Threatening Sepsis with Nanoparticles
Sometimes the body responds to infection with an overreaction, casting a storm of life-threatening inflammation. This condition, known as sepsis, can lead to tissue damage and organ failure — and it is the leading cause of death in hospitals in the United States. This is because sepsis is often very complicated to treat, and it presents different symptoms in different patients.
Recognizing this, Ryan Pearson, PhD, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences and director of the Bio- and Nano-Technology Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, has developed a unique approach to defeat sepsis using nanoparticles designed to reduce the body’s pro-inflammatory responses without damaging key immune cells.
Learn how Pearson and his collaborators are working to advance this approach to fight sepsis.