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Hyaluronan is effective in Treating Chronic Lung Disease

graphic displaying the relationships between inhaled hyaluronan and lung injuries
The research shows that inhaling hyaluronan interferes at almost every step of the COPD cycle, making it a potent treatment for chronic lung disease.
(Photo courtesy of Stavros Garantziotis, M.D.)

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators found that inhaling unfragmented hyaluronan improves lung function in patients suffering from severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hyaluronan, a sugar secreted by living tissue that acts as a scaffold for cells, is also used in cosmetics as a skin moisturizer and as a nasal spray to moisturize lung airways...

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