Dornase-alfa (DNase, Pulmozyme) for cystic fibrosis

Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 1998 Apr;14(2):101-2. doi: 10.1016/s0964-3397(98)80268-1.

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis is a devastating illness affecting the young, in particular, and for which no cure exists. Any new treatment which might improve quality of life and prolong survival is to be welcomed but, so far, there are still several questions to be answered concerning the role of dornase-alfa.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cystic Fibrosis / drug therapy*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / nursing
  • Deoxyribonuclease I / pharmacology
  • Deoxyribonuclease I / therapeutic use*
  • Expectorants / pharmacology
  • Expectorants / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Recombinant Proteins / pharmacology
  • Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Expectorants
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • DNASE1 protein, human
  • Deoxyribonuclease I