Pulmonary surfactants and therapeutic uses, including lung lavage

摘要

Invention Patent: B "PULMONARY SURFACES AND THERAPEUTIC USES, INCLUDING PULMONARY WASHING" D. The present invention describes useful surfactant molecules including polypeptides, proteins, and a variety of other organic molecules, as well as methods of making and using them. In addition, surfactant compositions are described, including liposomal surfactant compositions. Also described is the use of the surfactant molecules of the present invention in lung lavage procedures for a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome; the removal of inflammatory exudate from inflamed lung tissues; and the treatment of meconium aspiration syndrome in babies.