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Peyronies Disease TREATMENT Discussion Boards => Developmental Drugs & Treatments => Topic started by: Mending the Bend on September 26, 2014, 08:28:47 PM

Title: mi-R29 as a treatment?
Post by: Mending the Bend on September 26, 2014, 08:28:47 PM
I read an article the other day about how mi-R29, a microRNA mimic, was used to successfully treat *and reverse* pulmonary fibrosis in rodent models. I don't know if pulmonary fibrosis is similar enough to penile fibrosis to respond in the same way, but someone should look into this.

You can read the study here:
YaleNews | Reversing the effects of pulmonary fibrosis with a microRNA mimic (http://news.yale.edu/2014/09/22/reversing-effects-pulmonary-fibrosis-microrna-mimic)

Any medical professionals or researchers out there know enough to comment?

Mending the Bend
Title: Re: mi-R29 as a treatment?
Post by: james1947 on September 26, 2014, 09:12:04 PM
I am not a doctor, but I think scar is scar, doesn't matter where in the body.
As it is delivered intravenously, it may help (in my opinion) with other scars also.
I would like to hear what is the opinion of a doctor, maybe Dr. Elist will say what is his opinion.
In any case, from mouse to human research may take long time.

James