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LEADERSHIP IN FIBROSIS: Preclinical Efficacy Models

Promedior and its collaborators have demonstrated the ability of Pentraxin-2 to block the development of fibrosis in several validated models of fibrotic disease, across all major tissue types, confirming its potential as a novel anti-fibrotic agent.

Preclinical Models in which PTX-2 Has Demonstrated Efficacy

SYSTEM MODEL SPECIES
Eye Photorefractive Keratectomy surgery (PRK) Rabbit
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR) Rabbit
Trabeculectomy Rabbit
Laser-induced CNV Mouse
Retinopathy of Prematurity Mouse
Rho-VEGF  Transgenic Mouse
Dry Eye Mouse
Lung Bleomycin Rat, Mouse
TGF-ß Mouse
Severe Asthma Mouse
Acute Asthma Mouse
Kidney Ureter Obstruction Rat, Mouse
Ischemia/Reperfusion Mouse
Skin Hypertrophic Scar Pig, Mouse, Rat
Heart Ischemia/Reperfusion Mouse
Liver Carbon Tetrachloride Mouse
Bile duct ligation Mouse
GI (bowel) Radiation-induced injury Rat
Oral Mucosa Radiation-induced injury Hamster

 

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Fibrosis is the common pathway in virtually all forms of chronic organ failure, including kidney, liver, lung and heart failure. Fibrotic organ failure affects more than 20 million people in the US alone.

 
   
 

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