An Inflamed Human Alveolar Model for Testing the Efficiency of Anti-inflammatory Drugs in vitro

A large number of prevalent lung diseases is associated with tissue inflammation. Clinically, corticosteroid therapies are applied systemically or via inhalation for the treatment of lung inflammation, and a number of novel therapies are being developed that require preclinical testing. In alveoli,...

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Main Authors: Barbara Drasler, Bedia Begum Karakocak, Esma Bahar Tankus, Hana Barosova, Jun Abe, Mauro Sousa de Almeida, Alke Petri-Fink, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00987/full