First clinical trials of the inhaled epithelial sodium channel inhibitor BI 1265162 in healthy volunteers

Background Inhibition of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) represents a mutation-agnostic therapeutic approach to restore airway surface liquid hydration and mucociliary clearance in patients with cystic fibrosis. BI 1265162 is an inhaled ENaC inhibitor with demonstrated preclinical efficacy. Met...

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Main Authors: Alison Mackie, Juliane Rascher, Marion Schmid, Verena Endriss, Tobias Brand, Wolfgang Seibold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-02-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/1/00447-2020.full