Sentences with phrase «translational fibrosis research»

«Our data are a strong proof of principle and the first to show that inhibiting fibronectin polymerization preserves heart function, reduces left ventricle remodeling and limits formation of fibrotic connective tissue,» said lead investigator of the study and director of translational research in the Heart Institute and the Center for Translational Fibrosis Research.

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In the Netherlands, based on research reported in 2016 in Science Translational Medicine, Clevers and colleagues are already using personalized gut organoids, derived from rectal biopsies, to test whether cystic fibrosis patients will benefit from available drugs.

Together with the Director of the Institute of Translational Immunology, Professor Detlef Schuppan, Schattenberg is leading the LIFT - off (Lifestyle Intervention to prevent and improve hepatic fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) research initiative.

Using translational research methods, the DZL seeks to jointly develop new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of serious lung diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), endstage lung disease, lung cancer, pneumonia and acute lung injury, and pulmonary hypertension.