Article in Nature Scientific Reports Describes Mechanism of Action of SeaStar Medical’s Selective Cytopheretic Device in the Immunomodulation of Excessive Inflammation
DENVER, June 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:ICU), a commercial-stage medical device company developing proprietary solutions to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs, announces the publication of a peer-reviewed article in Nature Scientific Reports that describes the mechanism of action of the Company’s Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD) in the immunomodulation of excessive inflammation. “Immunomodulatory effects of a cell progressing device to ameliorate dysregulated hyperinflammatory disease states,” authored by Angela J. Westover, H. David Humes and Christopher J. Pino, (2024) 14:12747, investigated the SCD as an evolving approach to treating organ dysfunction arising from hyperinflammation and the cytokine storm by processing leukocytes in an extracorporeal circuit.