MannKind results.MannKind Corp. reported on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. that it has shown positive results in a mid-stage clinical trial of its Technosphere Insulin insulin, hormone secreted by the β cells of the islets of Langerhans, specific groups of cells in the pancreas. Insufficiency of insulin in the body results in diabetes. Insulin was one of the first products to be manufactured using genetic engineering. System that allows diabetes patients to inhale in·hale v. 1. To breathe in; inspire. 2. To draw something such as smoke or a medicinal mist into the lungs by breathing; inspire. insulin instead of injecting it. The study, the company said, seemed to show that patients under both treatments improved. There are over 21 million people with diabetes in the country. Pfizer Inc. was the first company to get approval for an inhaled in·hale v. in·haled, in·hal·ing, in·hales v.tr. 1. To draw (air or smoke, for example) into the lungs by breathing; inspire. 2. insulin product, and MannKind would like to be the next. Staff Reporter Jonathan D. Colburn can be reached at (818) 316-3124 or by email at jdcolburn @sfvbj.com. |
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