Natural Treatment for Ventilation Induced Lung Injury
This invention is the use of bixin, a NRF2 inducer, to reduce lung damage caused by mechanical ventilation. Bixin was found to suppress inflammatory mediators, reduce alveolar capillary leakage, and protect against DNA oxidative damage.
Background:
Mechanical ventilation is used to assist patients who have difficulty breathing spontaneously in conditions...
Published: 11/16/2023
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Inventor(s): Donna Zhang, Georg Wondrak, Joe Garcia, Ting Wang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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