Inhaled Stapled Peptide Reduces Airway Obstruction in Preclinical Study - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

A new stapled peptide drug enters airway epithelial cells and blocks ATP-induced mucin secretion in IL-13 primed cells in vitro and in mice.

Life-threatening symptoms occur in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), and cancer-related lung diseases when mucina glycoprotein found in mucusis… [+5051 chars]

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