Increased pulmonary host Defenses by administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, macrophage

摘要

Methods to increase pulmonary host Defenses in a subject by administering an effective amount of inhalation colony-stimulating factor, Granulocyte macrophage like gm-csf or one of its functional homologs.The Methods of the present Invention are useful for alleviating the symptoms and / or treat disease or pulmonary Pathological conditions including, without limitation, Lung Cancer, pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, infection with bacterial, fungal or viral and / or without even Without limitations acquired pneumonia AmbulatoryHospital pneumonia or Ventilator associated pneumonia, and / or cystic fibrosis with fungal infection or Colonization and / or bacterial, viral, or without them, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, Diffuse panbronquiolitis, bronchiolitis, bronchiolitis obliterans Organizing pneumonia, bronchiolitis obliterans (BOOP) and / or bacterial or fungal Colonization and / or viral infection.