FFC#22/2019

Multi-task evaluation of TMA analogues as anti-inflammatory treatments for CF lung disease

AREA 4 Lung inflammation

FFC#22/2019

Multi-task evaluation of TMA analogues as anti-inflammatory treatments for CF lung disease
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€ 60.000 goal

pRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Ilaria Lampronti (Dip. Scienze della vita e biotecnologie, Sez. biochimica e biologia molecolare, Università di Ferrara)

Partner

Adriana Chilin (Dip. Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Padova)

Researchers

10

Category

AREA 4 Lung inflammation

Duration

1 year

Goal

€ 60.000

Funds raised

€ 60.000

Objectives

Trimethylangelicin (TMA) is a natural derived compound studied in many FFC projects. In order to identify compounds with biological properties similar to those of TMA but with reduced or absent toxicity, new molecules had been synthesized. Now researchers would like to expand their studies on the anti-inflammatory activity of new selected TMA derivatives. The anti-inflammatory effect would be added to the corrector properties and possible double and biological effects (correction and anti-inflammation) could be a great advantage for CF therapy. To realize this project specific CF cell lines (CFBE41o- cells), stimulated with the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha or infected with P. aeruginosa will be used, studying the effects of TMA treatment alone and in combination with other known anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents. The second goal will be to characterize the best compounds with respect to its effects on the transcriptome, secretome and kinome. The expected results are to demonstrate that TMA analogues have anti-inflammatory activity in vitro and in vivo experiments, regardless of the already known correction activity. This may pave the way to discover novel anti-inflammatory drugs for CF lung disease.

who adopted the project

Delegazione FFC di Bologna

€ 45.000

Delegazione FFC di Ferrara

€ 15.000

Gruppo di sostegno FFC di Tremestieri

€ 10.000

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