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Articles by Santiago Gisler

Black Tea Extract Reduced Fibrotic Features in PF Mouse Model

Feeding black tea extract to mice in models of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) lessened several disease-associated fibrotic markers, a recent study found. The results suggest black tea extract may have a beneficial therapeutic effect by reducing fibrotic features. The study “Anti-fibrotic effect of black tea (Camellia sinensis) extract in experimental…

FDA Approves the Launch of Clinical Trials to Assess IPF Candidate BBT-877

Bridge Biotherapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for BBT-877. The company now has permission to start human clinical trials with this potential therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The IND application was submitted in November 2018.