Exploring the therapeutic potential of MSC-derived secretomes in neonatal care: focus on BPD and NEC.

Background: Every year, millions of infants are born prematurly, many of whom develop serious complications like bronchopulmonary dysplasia and necrotizing enterocolitis. Despite improvements in neonatal care, there are few therapies that actively promote healing or prevent long-term damage. In recent years, secretions from mesenchymal stem cells, rich in reparative proteins and tiny extracellular particles have shown promise as a safe and effective way to support tissue repair without the risks of live-cell therapy.

Inhaled nitric oxide as an independent intervention to lower the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants (< 33 weeks) with pulmonary hypertension within the initial 3 days of life.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a major complication in preterm infants, particularly those born before 33 weeks of gestation. Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is widely used to manage pulmonary hypertension (PH) and improve oxygenation, but its role in reducing BPD incidence in preterm infants with PH during the early postnatal period remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of early iNO administration, both alone and in combination with pulmonary surfactant (PS), on the incidence of BPD in preterm infants diagnosed with PH within the first three days of life.

Chimeric antigen receptor cell therapy: A revolutionary approach transforming cancer treatment to autoimmune disease therapy.

Currently, autoimmune disorders are predominantly managed with broad-spectrum immunosuppressive agents and monoclonal antibodies, which can alleviate disease symptoms but are rarely curative and are frequently associated with significant adverse effects. Autoreactive B cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases; however, B-cell-depleting therapies such as rituximab have shown limited efficacy in certain autoimmune diseases, primarily due to the persistence of autoreactive B cells within lymphoid tissues and sites of inflammation. Consequently, there is an urgent need for more effective and targeted therapies for patients with severe and refractory autoimmune conditions.

The role of double-negative B cells in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.

B cells are essential to the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune illness. IgD-CD27-double negative B cells (DNB cells) are one of the aberrant B cell subsets linked to SLE that have attracted much scientific interest. There is growing evidence that DNB cells play a significant role in the development of the disease and are strongly linked to the activity of lupus.

Exploring the self-preparedness of frontline healthcare workers in a low- and middle-income country from a humanitarian context during the COVID-19 pandemic: A constructivist grounded theory study.

Background: While research has been conducted on the availability, accessibility, and affordability of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, little information is available on the ways in which health workers, especially those in humanitarian settings see themselves, and engage in self-preparedness for social, physical, and mental health and practical care in the pandemic. We sought to address this gap.

Methods: We followed a constructivist grounded theory approach to guide in-depth interviews with 30 frontline doctors, nurses, and community healthcare workers recruited from the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh using the purposive and snowball sampling methods.

Using Virtual Learning to Develop Palliative Care Skills Among Humanitarian Health Workers in the Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh.

Background: Palliative care is an essential component of health responses in humanitarian settings, yet it remains largely unavailable in these settings, due to limited availability of palliative care training for healthcare professionals. Online training programs which connect experts to clinicians in the field have been proposed as an innovative strategy to build palliative care capacity humanitarian settings.

Objective: To describe the implementation and evaluate the impact of delivering palliative care education using an established virtual learning model (Project ECHO) for healthcare clinicians working in the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh.