Drug improves cystic fibrosis pulmonary inflammation and protein function [PreClinical]
1. Thymosin α1 (Tα1), an immunomodulatory drug currently in use, decreased lung inflammation in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis ...
Tag: cystic fibrosis
Canadians with cystic fibrosis have a significant survival advantage over American patients
1. After adjusting for risk factors associated with survival, Canadian patients had a median age of survival that was 10 ...
Cystic fibrosis gene therapy associated with stabilization of lung function
1. In patients with cystic fibrosis, monthly use of non-viral pGM169/GL67A gene therapy was associated with a significant, but modest, ...
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Novel compound may correct pathological airway mucus in cystic fibrosis [PreClinical]
1. Mucus from cystic fibrosis patients had a rope-like structure and high elasticity due to chemical cross-links between mucin proteins. ...
Patient Basics: Cystic Fibrosis
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease. It causes cells to produce mucus ...
Marked decline in cystic fibrosis-related mortality over 10 years
1. From 2000 to 2010, adjusted mortality for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients dropped by 17% (1.8% per year). 2. Median ...
Early infant CF diagnosis associated with improved nutritional status [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among infants randomized to undergo either newborn screen with cystic fibrosis (CF) testing included or undergo normal ...
Early risk factor for progression of cystic fibrosis identified
Image: PD 1. Neutrophil elastase activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid at 3 months is a risk factor for persistent bronchiectasis ...