Hope For Preventative Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Friday, February 6, 2009 - 10:29
in Health & Medicine
Rsearchers have succeeded in preventing cystic fibrosis lung disease in an animal model by spraying amiloride into the lungs of young mice. This is the first therapy to successfully attack the root cause of the widespread hereditary disease in a living organism. When mice are given inhalation treatment with the drug in the first days of life, no thick mucus forms in the lungs and airway inflammation and chronic lung damage can be prevented.
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