FFC#16/2016

Phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis patients

AREA 3 Bronchopulmonary infection

FFC#16/2016

Phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis patients
€ 0 still needed
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€ 15.000 goal

pRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Daniela Erica Ghisotti (Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Milano)

Researchers

5

Category

AREA 3 Bronchopulmonary infection

Duration

1 year

Goal

€ 15.000

Funds raised

€ 15.000

Objectives

Phage therapy is garnering renewed interest as bacterial resistance to antibiotics becomes widespread. This therapy can be considered as an alternative or a complementary treatment to antibiotics in treating lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Phage therapy predicted advantages are to target only specific bacteria, to adapt to those resistant and to penetrate inside bacterial biofilms. This project is an extension of the pilot project FFC#17/2015, that led to isolate 6 new phages. They were shown to efficiently fight Ps. aeruginosa in vitro. To test their in vivo effects the traditional mice model, and a less expensive and more ethically acceptable model based on the Galleria mellonella larvae, will be used.

WHO ADOPTED THE PROJECT

LIFC Toscana

€ 15.000

Delegazione FFC di Manciano Grosseto e Famiglia Catalano

€ 10.000

Gruppo di Sostegno FFC di Riola Sardo

€ 10.000

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