Researchers discover new particle in the blood of septic patients

(La Jolla Institute for Immunology) Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that people with sepsis have never-before-seen particles in their blood. The scientists are the first to show that these particles, called elongated neutrophil-derived structures (ENDS), break off of immune cells and change their shape as they course through the body.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news