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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / May 2006Alveoli Regrowth
Does anyone here know whether a study, due to start in England, to regrow Alveoli is related to the older FORTE study of vitamin A (ATRA, All Trans Retinoid Acid). While more of an Emphysema question than an Asthma question, someone here might know the answer(s). I'm at a built-in disadvantage in my search, Web Tv cannot read adobe or most PDF files. I can find very little information in the notices of the new study. What I can find is "iffy." Seemingly, an unnamed vitamin A derivative is the trust of the study. (Is this a repeat of the FORTE study, a different approach, a new compound discovered during the FORTE study, or something unrelated to FORTE?) Seemingly, those with the inherited form of Emphysema are being recruited first. (Is the study to be more expansive and include COPD later?) Thanks in advance. Mitch > Does anyone here know whether a study, due to start in England, to > regrow Alveoli is related to the older FORTE study of vitamin A (ATRA, > All Trans Retinoid Acid). I don't know but you can find quite a number of references by going to http://www.dogpile.com and search on "regrow Alveoli" without the quotes, of course. I shall certainly keep an eye on this as emphysema/copd is my nemesis. Ted Ted, I too have COPD (Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis), in addition to having had lung cancer and lobectomy; therefore my interest in "regrowing Alveoli." Thanks for the reference to dogpile. It is new to me, and is a simple, but thorough search engine. I found the current references to regrowing alveoli in England; and references to the FORTE studies of retonoid acid, in which the original attempts at alveoli regrowth were made; yet, nothing new to define what is being done in the current study. With so little information about such a potentially important study, I'm beginning to think that Barefoot Bob's name will surface as the investigator. Too bad. ~Mitch -------- Original message: Does anyone here know whether a study, due to start in England, to regrow Alveoli is related to the older FORTE study of vitamin A (ATRA, All Trans Retinoid Acid). ~Mitch Ted wrote: I don't know but you can find quite a number of references by going to http://www.dogpile.com and search on "regrow Alveoli" without the quotes, of course. I shall certainly keep an eye on this as emphysema/copd is my nemesis. Hope these will be of interest. My sister in law is also in dire need. MikeV http://www.stemcellnews.com/articles/cord-blood-stem-cells-into-lung-cells.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/08/050824081015.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030901091237.htm Does anyone here know whether a study, due to start in England, to regrow Alveoli is related to the older FORTE study of vitamin A (ATRA, All Trans Retinoid Acid). While more of an Emphysema question than an Asthma question, someone here might know the answer(s). I'm at a built-in disadvantage in my search, Web Tv cannot read adobe or most PDF files. I can find very little information in the notices of the new study. What I can find is "iffy." Seemingly, an unnamed vitamin A derivative is the trust of the study. (Is this a repeat of the FORTE study, a different approach, a new compound discovered during the FORTE study, or something unrelated to FORTE?) Seemingly, those with the inherited form of Emphysema are being recruited first. (Is the study to be more expansive and include COPD later?) Thanks in advance. Mitch |
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