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Introduction Lungs serve as a vital target for drug delivery since the past several decades. Not only do they provide the quickest access to treat localized respiratory diseases, but also offer a large surface…
Read guide →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 →Research Use Only. Not for human or veterinary therapeutic use. All content is provided for scientific reference and educational purposes only. Respiratory biology encompasses airway innate immunity, alveolar …
Read guide →Two posters presented at ATS 2025 offered data on Rein Therapeutics’ novel peptide LTI-03’s potential clinical value for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients. RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Dual Mechanism of Acti…
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 →Breath capacity is one of the key factors determining athletic achievements. The lungs' ability to effectively transport oxygen and remove carbon dioxide directly affects endurance, muscle recovery, and overal…
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 novel peptide designed by University of California, Irvine researchers has been found to suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Their study, which appears…
Read guide →WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In new animal research done by investigators at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, scientists have discovered a treatment effective in mice at blocking the growth and shrinking th…
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…
Read guide →Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating lung disease in which the lung's breathing sacs, or alveoli, enlarge, get thinner, and eventually are destroyed as the cells die off. It can be fatal, and there is curr…
Read guide →Skip to main content Skip to article View PDF Under a Creative Commons license Open access Abstract Purpose of Review: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is chronic interstitial pneumonia with an unclear etio…
Read guide →The findings of preclinical studies suggest that the M10 peptide may help protect against fibrotic damage in patients with systemic sclerosis, and particularly in those who develop interstitial lung diseases (…
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