Sugar compounds may loosen sticky mucus in cystic fibrosis lungs
NCT ID NCT01533636
First seen Feb 15, 2026 · Last updated May 24, 2026 · Updated 9 times
Summary
This study looked at mucus samples from healthy people and those with cystic fibrosis (CF). Researchers tested whether certain sugar-like compounds could make CF mucus less sticky and disrupt harmful bacteria. The goal was to better understand how infections take hold in CF lungs, not to directly treat patients.
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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