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Pulmonary Fibrosis |
Losartan05/07/2008 04:15PM |
Please comment if Losartan may help fight Pulmonary Fibrosis.Thanks
Losartan is an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker that is commonly used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure. There is experimental laboratory and animal studies that suggest that this class of drugs may be useful in some types of interstitial lung disease. However, not all of the experimental studies agree and there are no large randomized, placebo-controlled studies of Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in humans with pulmonary fibrosis. In summary, there is some information that these drugs may be effective in laboratory animals, particularly if given very early but no indication of whether they help, hurt, or do nothing for humans with pulmonary fibrosis. At present, they are not recommended as treatment for pulmonary fibrosis.
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James N. Allen, Jr., MD Professor - Clinical Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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