Characterization of Tuberculosis Associated Lung Fibrosis and Respiratory Impairment, and Prevention Using Doxycycline

Doxycycline is a bacteriostatic tetracycline antibiotic with ability to immunomodulate matrix metalloproteinases, enzymes well known to cause lung damage via breakdown lung extracellular matrix.

This will be a chemically inert substance, designed to match oral doxycycline capsules but with no chemically active ingredients.