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Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis (CF) are all chronic pulmonary diseases, albeit with different aetiologies, that are characterized by airflow limitation,... Asthma, ch…
Read guide →Skip to main content Home Research Overview Trials Development of Surfactant Protein A-Derived Peptidomimetics for the Treatment of Asthma Development of Surfactant Protein A-Derived Peptidomimetics for the Tr…
Read guide →In the right amounts, at the right consistency, mucus is a lung's best friend. But if there's too much of it, or if it's too sticky, it can betray the organ it was meant to serve. Stanford Medicine investigato…
Read guide →Abstract Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is one of the most abundant molecules found in the respiratory tract. Due to its anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatatory properties, it has been proposed as a novel…
Read guide →A multicenter research team co-led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed the first drug to treat the uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways, which causes potentially life-thre…
Read guide →Abstract Various lung diseases endanger people’s health. Side effects and pharmaceutical resistance complicate the treatment of acute lung injury, pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer, necessitating the develop…
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