Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Cystic Fibrosis, News

In a recent study entitled “Forced oscillations and respiratory system modeling in adults with cystic fibrosis,” authors evaluated changes in lung function in adult Cystic Fibrosis patients using a test ... Read more

March 27, 2015November 5, 2015

Serial Risk Score For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Helps Predict Disease Outcomes

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

In a recent study entitled “Prognostic implications of serial risk score assessments in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Disease Management ... Read more

March 24, 2015November 6, 2015

Scleroderma Patients Have Lower Survival Rates Even with Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis

News, Scleroderma

In a recent study entitled “Early stage lung cancer detection in systemic sclerosis does not portend survival benefit: a cross sectional study,” the authors characterize lung cancer profiles in Systemic ... Read more

March 23, 2015November 6, 2015

Mucus Overproduction in Asthma, COPD Linked to New Interaction Between CLCA1 and TMEM16, Study Shows

Asthma, News

In a new study entitled “Secreted CLCA1 modulates TMEM16A to activate Ca2+-dependent chloride currents in human cells,” a research team uncovered an interaction between two factors, CLCA1 and TMEM16A, which ... Read more

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Pulmonary Artery Denervation Found To Improve Idiopathic PAH Patients’ Outcomes

News

In a new study entitled “Pulmonary Artery Denervation to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension” authors present the benefits of pulmonary artery (PA) denervation procedure to treat patients with idiopathic PA hypertension (IPAH). ... Read more

March 13, 2015November 6, 2015

IL2 cells express factor that targets cells for potential anti-asthma therapeutics

Asthma, News

In a new study entitled “ICOS:ICOS-Ligand Interaction Is Required for Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Function, Homeostasis, and Induction of Airway Hyperreactivity” a research team identified a new factor critical ... Read more

March 4, 2015November 6, 2015

Targeting CCL28 Protein Structure May Help Prevent Asthma, Study Shows

Asthma, News

In a new study entitled “Structure-Function Analysis of CCL28 in the Development of Post-viral Asthma,” researchers identified that a chemokine protein structure, CCL28, is a key factor in the development ... Read more

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015

Lungs’ Rare Stem Cell Population Activate to Promote Lung Regeneration After Severe Injury, According To Study

News

In a recent study entitled “Lineage-negative progenitors mobilize to regenerate lung epithelium after major injury” researchers identified a rare population of stem cells within the distal lung regions that are ... Read more

February 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Proteostasis Therapeutics Developing New Drugs to Boost Current Cystic Fibrosis Therapies

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. just announced a new class of drugs – CFTR AMPLIFIERS – to be used in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. The company is a leading developer of new ... Read more

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015

Lung Cancer Mutations Identified by High Throughput Sequencing Found to be Crucial for Targeted Therapeutics

Lung Cancer, News

A new study entitled “Development of a semi-conductor sequencing-based panel for genotyping of colon and lung cancer by the Onconetwork consortium” shows that tumor molecular characterization performed by a multi-lab ... Read more