Recently, pyrogen has been shown to be released from normal human blood leukocytes after stimulation by endotoxin or by phagocytosis of heat-killed bacteria. 4 When injected intravenously in rabbits, ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Monocyte distribution width is a better marker of sepsis than white blood cell count in the emergency department, according to new research. "In our feasibility study, the new ...

The prognostic impact of monocytosis in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is not well-studied and not been clearly defined. Patients with MDS and monocytosis had a shorter overall survival ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cell–derived exosomes demonstrated the ability to alter healthy donor cell function and suppress normal blood cell formation. These particles affected monocytes, ...

Researchers found about 10% of blood monocytes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These monocytes then die, ...