Ioannis Grigoropoulos, Georgios Tsioulos, Artemis Kastrissianakis, Shiran Shapira, Orr Green, Vasiliki Rapti, Maria Tsakona, Thomas Konstantinos, Athina Savva, Dimitra Kavatha, Dimitrios Boumpas, Konstantinos Syrigos, Ioannis Xynogalas, Konstantinos Leontis, Vasileios Ntousopoulos, Vissaria Sakka, Zafeiris Sardelis, Andreas Fotiadis, Lamprini Vlassi, Chrysoula Kontogianni, Anastasia Levounets, Garyfalia Poulakou, Mina Gaga, Ronan MacLoughlin, Justin Stebbing, Nadir Arber, Anastasia Antoniadou, Sotirios Tsiodras
INTRODUCTION: EXO-CD24 are exosomes genetically manipulated to over-express Cluster of Differentiation (CD) 24. It consists of two breakthrough technologies: CD24, the drug, as a novel immunomodulator that is smarter than steroids without any side effects, and exosomes as the ideal natural drug carrier. METHODS: A randomized, single blind, dose-finding phase IIb trial in hospitalized patients with mild to moderate Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) was carried out in two medical centers in Athens...
April 1, 2024: Respiratory Research