Scientists explore using 'own' immune cells to target infectious diseases including COVID-19

(Duke-NUS Medical School) The engineering of specific virus-targeting receptors onto a patient's own immune cells is now being explored by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, as a potential therapy for controlling infectious diseases, including the COVID-19-causing virus, SARS-CoV-2. This therapy that has revolutionised the treatment of patients with cancer has also been used in the treatment of other infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B virus, as discussed by the School's researchers in a recent commentary.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news