Scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified potential targets for treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis.
They have discovered a defective signaling pathway that contributes to disease severity.
Cystic Fibrosis - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Support Groups
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease involving the mucus and sweat glands and the medical world has still to find its cure
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease involving the mucus and sweat glands and the medical world has still to find its cure
Lead author Gregory Harmon, study supervisor Christopher Glass, and colleagues showed that both mice and cells from patients with cystic fibrosis have a defect in signaling for PPAR-?, as a result of reduced levels of prostaglandins that activate the receptor.
Cystic fibrosis is a multisystem condition that leads to progressive lung failure, pancreatic failure and gastrointestinal obstruction, or blockage.
Respiratory Diseases - Diseases of the Human Respiratory System
Respiratory diseases affect any part of the respiratory system. Some of the lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can lead to respiratory failure.
Respiratory diseases affect any part of the respiratory system. Some of the lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can lead to respiratory failure.
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The Lungs
The lungs are our organs of respiration. It is within these, that exchange of gases takes place.
The lungs are our organs of respiration. It is within these, that exchange of gases takes place.
Defective Protein That Causes Cystic Fibrosis Better Understood
A protein that, when defective or absent, causes cystic fibrosis (CF) is being studied by a team of researchers, which has made an important discovery
A protein that, when defective or absent, causes cystic fibrosis (CF) is being studied by a team of researchers, which has made an important discovery
