Nanoparticles Slog Through Mucus, Bring DNA to Lungs

 

Researchers designed teeny tiny DNA-loaded particles that, in small animals, were able to pass through the mucus layer covering the lung’s airways — proving the concept that therapeutic genes may one day be delivered directly to the lungs to treat cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and other life-threatening lung diseases. PR:http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/nanoparticles_used_to_breach_mucus_barrier_in_lungs

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Corina Marinescu