Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating, amelioriating, reversing and/or preventing (acting as a prophylaxis): a respiratory condition involving an infection or an inflammation, or any lung condition involving inflammation or infection, e.g., of a respiratory mucosa, and/or an infection or an inflammation of an underlying muscle of the respiratory tract; or, an asthma; a bronchitis; a sinusitis or rhinosinusitis; an infection of a sinus; chronic obstructive airway disease; emphysema; chronic bronchitis; pneumonia; or, a bronchiectasis. In alternative embodiments, the therapeutic combination comprises an orally administered Amphotericin B or equivalent antifungal alone, or a combination of Amphotericin B and: one antibiotic; two antibiotics; three antibiotics; or, four or more antibiotics. In alternative embodiments, these compositions and methods are dosaged and administered to children in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating, amelioriating, reversing and/or preventing (acting as a prophylaxis): a respiratory condition involving an infection or an inflammation, or any lung condition involving inflammation or infection, e.g., of a respiratory mucosa, and/or an infection or an inflammation of an underlying muscle of the respiratory tract; or, an asthma; a bronchitis; a sinusitis or rhinosinusitis; an infection of a sinus; chronic obstructive airway disease; emphysema; chronic bronchitis; pneumonia; or, a bronchiectasis. In alternative embodiments, the therapeutic combination comprises an orally administered Amphotericin B or equivalent antifungal alone, or a combination of Amphotericin B and: one antibiotic; two antibiotics; three antibiotics; or, four or more antibiotics. In alternative embodiments, these compositions and methods are dosaged and administered to children in need thereof.

Abstract: An FK506 binding protein of mammalian origin of approximate size (M.sub.r) 52,000, isolated by FK506 affinity chromatography and a corresponding human cDNA of approximate size 2.2 Kb, isolated by screening a human placenta cDNA library with a DNA probe whose sequence predicts a consensus amino acid sequence present in five FKBP12 sequences and in the human FKBP13 sequence.