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Leo Zhao

Boston Children's HospitalORCID 0000-0002-6688-2339Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2026

Neurokinin 1 receptor blockade is associated with increased survival of patients with C. difficile infection

Leo Zhao, Min Liu, Siyu Wang…·John Manion

This study shows that blocking the Neurokinin 1 receptor with antagonists improves survival in C. difficile infection patients and reduces vascular inflammation.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.06.749186

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