MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AOLS) reported that researchers from National Jewish Health and McGill University have completed a series of preliminary studies demonstrating that AEOL 10150 protects lungs from chlorine gas exposure in mice. There are currently no effective treatments for chlorine gas exposure and AEOL 10150 is a major focus of a sponsored research grant awarded by the NIH CounterAct program to National Jewish Health to identify an effective treatment. Chlorine gas has been used in warfare since World War I and still poses a significant threat to civilian and military personnel, as well as a threat from industrial and transportation accidents. Chlorine gas exposure can cause significant respiratory injury and chemical-induced asthma.
