Pentoxifylline immunomodulation in the treatment of experimental chronic pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis.

Damaris Elena LoperaTonny Williams NaranjoJosé Miguel HidalgoLaura EcheverriJairo Hernando PatiñoÁngela Restrepo MorenoHenrique Leonel LenziLuz Elena Cano

Published in: Fibrogenesis & tissue repair (2015)

This study showed that PTX therapy administered at an "early" stage of granulomatous inflammation controlled the progress of the PCM by diminishing the pulmonary inflammation and the fungal burden and avoiding the appearance of collagen deposits in the pulmonary lesions.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
early stage
oxidative stress
rheumatoid arthritis
radiation therapy
interstitial lung disease
mesenchymal stem cells
replacement therapy
rectal cancer