Support is provided on the whole range of lung conditions ranging from the more common COPD and Asthma to the less well known conditions such
as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis etc..
A team of scientists from the UNC School of Medicine and North Carolina State University (NCSU) has developed promising research towards a possible stem cell treatment for several lung conditions, such
as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis — often - fatal conditions that affect tens of millions of Americans.
Not exact matches
InterMune said Health Canada approved Esbriet
as a treatment for mild - to - moderate
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults.
They also hope to apply this knowledge to such other lung conditions
as acute respiratory distress syndrome and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, where the alveoli can not get enough oxygen into the blood.
The next step, Kaminski said, will be to begin evaluating miR - 29
as a therapeutic for human
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Development of inhibitors of metabolic pathways to block oncogenes or signalling molecules in malignant processes and specific inflammatory processes, such
as pulmonary artery hypertension or
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
New biological treatments using antibodies or antagonists against receptors or inflammatory enzyme inhibitors (e.g. CXCR2 antagonists, phosphodiesterase - 4 inhibitors, endothelin receptor antagonists and kinase inhibitors) to suppress inflammatory pathways in diseases such
as asthma, COPD,
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic
fibrosis and
pulmonary hypertension.