Cystic Fibrosis in the Light of New Research


Book Description

Cystic Fibrosis in the Light of New Research provides the latest research and clinical evidence that will be useful for clinicians, scientists and researchers to further their knowledge around this fascinating condition. The authors have brought along their expertise and wealth of knowledge to produce this book, including the basic science that underlies the disease, the burden of bacterial and viral infections, immunologic aspects of CF, a variety of clinical measurements to predict prognosis and novel therapies including gene therapy. This book will be invaluable and entertaining for anyone who is involved in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis.




Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Lung Regeneration, Repair, and Fibrosis


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Organ fibrosis seriously threatens human health. Globally, more than 30% of the diseases that cause disability and death are due to organ fibrosis. However, there have been so far only a few effective treatments for organ fibrosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is progressive, lethal fibrotic lung disease. Approximately, 10/100,000 people globally suffer from pulmonary fibrosis, and the incidence is on the rise. The median survival for patients is only 3-5 years. Currently there is no effective treatment for lung fibrosis. Therefore, new insights into lung fibrosis and therapeutic strategy should be explored and developed. This Research Topic aims to deepen the understanding and research on the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis to develop effective treatments. Studies have shown that effective lung repair and regeneration are critical biological processes for the restoration of original physiological function of lung after injury. The intrinsic ability of regeneration and repair is often suppressed in lung with chronic injury or the diseased organs, leading to fibrosis and loss of function. Targeting key pathways in the process of lung regeneration can promote the repair of the impaired lung and alleviate fibrosis in animal models. How to induce regeneration and repair of the impaired organ to alleviate fibrosis is a frontier research topic. Hence, this Research Topic focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung regeneration, repair, and fibrosis. Moreover, this topic will also focus on the study of lung development to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of lung injury and fibrosis.







Exploring Novel Clinical Trial Designs for Gene-Based Therapies


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Recognizing the potential design complexities and ethical issues associated with clinical trials for gene therapies, the Forum on Regenerative Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a 1-day workshop in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2019. Speakers at the workshop discussed patient recruitment and selection for gene-based clinical trials, explored how the safety of new therapies is assessed, reviewed the challenges involving dose escalation, and spoke about ethical issues such as informed consent and the role of clinicians in recommending trials as options to their patients. The workshop also included discussions of topics related to gene therapies in the context of other available and potentially curative treatments, such as bone marrow transplantation for hemoglobinopathies. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.




Haschek and Rousseaux's Handbook of Toxicologic Pathology, Volume 1: Principles and Practice of Toxicologic Pathology


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Haschek and Rousseaux's Handbook of Toxicologic Pathology, recognized by many as the most authoritative single source of information in the field of toxicologic pathology, has been extensively updated to continue its comprehensive and timely coverage. The fourth edition has been expanded to four separate volumes due to an explosion of information in this field requiring new and updated chapters. Completely revised with a number of new chapters, Volume 1, "Principles and the Practice of Toxicologic Pathology," covers the practice of toxicologic pathology in three parts: Principles of Toxicologic Pathology, Methods in Toxicologic Pathology, and the Practice of Toxicologic Pathology. Other volumes in this work round out the depth and breadth of coverage.Volume 2 encompasses "Toxicologic Pathology in Safety Assessment" and "Environmental Toxicologic Pathology". These two sections cover the application of toxicologic pathology in developing specific product classes, principles of data interpretation for safety assessment, and toxicologic pathology of major classes of environmental toxicants. Volumes 3 and 4 provide deep and broad treatment of "Target Organ Toxicity", emphasizing the comparative and correlative aspects of normal biology and toxicant-induced dysfunction, principal methods for toxicologic pathology evaluation, and major mechanisms of toxicity. These volumes comprise the most authoritative reference on toxicologic pathology for pathologists, toxicologists, research scientists, and regulators studying and making decisions on drugs, biologics, medical devices, and other chemicals, including agrochemicals and environmental contaminants. Each volume is being published separately. - Provides new chapters on digital pathology, juvenile pathology, in vitro/in vivo correlation, big data technologies and in-depth discussion of timely topics in the area of toxicologic pathology - Offers high-quality and trusted content in a multi-contributed work written by leading international authorities in all areas of toxicologic pathology - Features hundreds of full-color images in both the print and electronic versions of the book to highlight difficult concepts with clear illustrations