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Articles by Santiago Gisler

CF-associated Bacteria and Fungi Affect Each Other’s Growth, According to In Vitro Study

Physical and signaling interactions between two pathogen groups that often affect patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) — Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria and Scedosporium fungi — result in a growth effect (inhibition or enhancement) of these microorganisms, according to an in vitro study. CF therapies such as antibiotics or corticosteroids also affected the growth of the fungi, the…

CFF Awards TB Alliance $5.1M to Develop Treatments for Multidrug-resistant NTM Infections

The not-for-profit organization TB Alliance will receive up to $5.1 million from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to advance the discovery and development of treatments for multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). TB Alliance will partner with Johns Hopkins University over the next three years…

AmorChem, UdeS Team Up to Advance Research of Natural Antibiotic Against Infections Linked to CF

The early-stage venture capital fund AmorChem has entered an agreement with Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) and TransferTech Sherbrooke, in Canada, to optimize the antibiotic tomatidine for treating infections associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). Tomatidine is a naturally occurring product that can be extracted from tomatoes. Previous findings have…

Phase 2a Trial Will Test Molgradex in CF Patients with NTM Infections

Savara Pharmaceuticals has launched a Phase 2a clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness of Molgradex in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with chronic nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections. Molgradex is an inhaled form of artificially produced human protein granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which normally is produced and secreted by…