<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;Viral pneumonia can cause severe lung damage and make recovery long and life-threatening for patients. Current treatments only provide support, not repair, but Northwestern Medicine scientist &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;Benjamin Singer, MD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;, wants to change that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;In this episode, he details a recent discovery from his team that found laboratory-modified T-cells or induced regulatory T-cells (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;iTregs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;), can promote lung tissue repair in mice with severe influenza pneumonia. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;Singer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt; discusses this breakthrough and how it could lead to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt;an effective&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW143385954 BCX0"&gt; cellular therapy for patients with severe viral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome in the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW143385954 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Breakthroughs

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD

OCT 20, 202519 MIN
Breakthroughs

Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD

OCT 20, 202519 MIN

Description

Viral pneumonia can cause severe lung damage and make recovery long and life-threatening for patients. Current treatments only provide support, not repair, but Northwestern Medicine scientist Benjamin Singer, MD, wants to change that. In this episode, he details a recent discovery from his team that found laboratory-modified T-cells or induced regulatory T-cells (iTregs), can promote lung tissue repair in mice with severe influenza pneumonia. Singer discusses this breakthrough and how it could lead to an effective cellular therapy for patients with severe viral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome in the future.