Blocking a key protein halts lung scarring in mouse model of fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to ...
Drug Target Review

Pulmonary fibrosis: new drug slows and reverses lung scarring

Discover groundbreaking research on pulmonary fibrosis and a potential new treatment target that could revolutionize lung ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Let-7 is a key guardian of healthy lungs that keeps pulmonary fibrosis in check

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have uncovered a key molecular player that is involved in lung repair and in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, a common ...
Science Daily

Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body's own healing technique

A recent study uncovers a pathway used during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse IPF. he most common type of lung fibrosis -- scarring of the lungs -- is idiopathic, meaning of ...
Kaleido Scope

Alveolar macrophage cell surface receptor TREM2 promotes lung fibrosis

Recently these monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages, or Mo-AMs, were identified as key drivers of lung fibrosis disease progression. However, the mechanisms of their pro-fibrotic behavior and ...