RETINOIC ACID AS A THERAPY FOR EMPHYSEMA

Authors
DELUCA LM ROSS SA
Citation
Lm. Deluca et Sa. Ross, RETINOIC ACID AS A THERAPY FOR EMPHYSEMA, Nutrition reviews, 55(8), 1997, pp. 307-308
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Nutrition reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
55
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
307 - 308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1997)55:8<307:RAAATF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
In concert with its action as a morphogen during embryonal development , retinoic acid appears to be able to regenerate lung alveoli in an ex perimental model of elastase-induced emphysema in rats, thereby inhibi ting manifestation of the disease. The application to humans is now an interesting possibility.