Surfactant dysfunction in cystic fibrosis: Mechanisms and reversal with a cyclodextrin drug

Francis H Y Green (Calgary, Canada), Francis H.Y. Green, Mustafa Mustafa Al-Saiedy, Lasantha Gunasekara, Candice Bjornson, Ailian Yang, Andrea Chiu, Mark Montgomery, John Dennis, Matthias Amrein

Source: International Congress 2016 – Cystic fibrosis: monitoring and management
Session: Cystic fibrosis: monitoring and management
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1494
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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Francis H Y Green (Calgary, Canada), Francis H.Y. Green, Mustafa Mustafa Al-Saiedy, Lasantha Gunasekara, Candice Bjornson, Ailian Yang, Andrea Chiu, Mark Montgomery, John Dennis, Matthias Amrein. Surfactant dysfunction in cystic fibrosis: Mechanisms and reversal with a cyclodextrin drug. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1494

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