The process of identifying and bringing to market novel therapies is extremely challenging and notoriously expensive as most drug candidates fail. In the respiratory area, like in other areas, improving the success rate of new therapeutic entities is one of the industry’s greatest challenges. To do so, the use of reliable methodologies providing sensitive, reproducible, and detailed outcomes predictive of clinical success is key in guiding the strategic decision-making process.
Tissue Bath
The flexiVent has proven to be an invaluable tool in early drug development. Over the years, it has become the industry standard in terms of preclinical lung function measurements, as evidenced by an ever growing number of related scientific publications and patents. The flexiVent’s exhaustive set of highly reproducible measurements offers outcomes that can be trusted at any point during the preclinical drug development process. The detailed measurements help gather deep insights into respiratory mechanisms early on in the process, preventing additional development costs.
Respiratory function can be assessed by a number of techniques. Measurements in conscious subjects can be done using various plethysmography techniques such as unrestrained whole body plethysmography (WBP), double chamber plethysmography (DCP), or head-out plethysmography (HOP). While these measurement methods offer the benefit of having the subjects closer to their natural state, uninfluenced by anaesthetic side effects, the trade-off is a lower measurement accuracy and precision.
A comprehensive overview of the pharmacological properties of novel therapies is required to best identify the candidates to move forward in the drug development process. This can be achieved through a range of techniques which includes the classical isolated tissue bath, where external influences can be removed.
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