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Research on animals
- Question
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Are animals used in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis?
Best regards
- Answer
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The development of any drug has necessarily to involve steps to verify the tolerance and efficacy of the drugs prior to administration to humans.
The animal model is unavoidable to assure maximal security of the patients who will be treated.
Tests performed regarding the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis respect the ongoing legislation for animals-protection used for research: the use of animals should be replaced, reduced and improved as far as possible.
In this context, the use of “in vitro” (as cell lines) or “ex-vivo” models (as tissues, organoïdes…) is particularly developed.
Best regards
Paola De Carli, PhD
Head of Research department
Vaincre la Mucoviscidose
- 24.02.2017
