Scientists block cystic fibrosis symptoms in mice

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that leads to the dehydration of the mucous membranes in the lungs, intestines and other organs. It is the most common, life-shortening genetic disease in Western Europe and North America.

The Heidelberg University Hospital researchers have succeeded in preventing cystic fibrosis lung disease in an animal model by spraying amiloride into the lungs of young mice. This is the first therapy to successfully attack the root cause of the widespread hereditary disease in a living organism.

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