In Vivo Evaluation of the Acute Pulmonary Response to Poractant Alfa and Bovactant Treatments in Lung-Lavaged Adult Rabbits and in Preterm Lambs with Respiratory Distress Syndrome

BackgroundPoractant alfa (Curosurf®) and Bovactant (Alveofact®) are two animal-derived pulmonary surfactants preparations approved for the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (nRDS). They differ in their source, composition, pharmaceutical form, and clinical dose. How much these diff...

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Main Authors: Francesca Ricci, Fabrizio Salomone, Elke Kuypers, Daan Ophelders, Maria Nikiforou, Monique Willems, Tobias Krieger, Xabier Murgia, Matthias Hütten, Boris W. Kramer, Federico Bianco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2017.00186/full