Galectin Therapeutics’ Preclinical Data Published in PLOS ONE Show Its Galectin Inhibitors Reverse Cirrhosis and Significantly Reduce Fibrosis and Portal Hypertension

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NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galectin Therapeutics (Nasdaq:GALT), the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins to treat fibrosis and cancer, today announced that new preclinical data show its galectin inhibitors, GR-MD-02 and GM-CT-01, have significant therapeutic effects on fibrosis regression and cirrhosis reversal. Results were published in an article titled “Regression of Fibrosis and Reversal of Cirrhosis in Rats by Galectin Inhibitors in Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Disease” in PLOS ONE, an international, open-access journal with rigorous peer review.

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