Long-held dogma says lung fibrosis in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, results from recurrent injury to alveolar epithelium that is followed by dysregulated repair. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham uproots that paradigm, and it suggests a possible treatment target for IPF.
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ResearchResearch points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF/
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2greys, all lung disease research helps. It seems like the University of Alabama, have really been researching lungs, Alabama has one of the larger numbers of lung disease patients, in U.S. let's hope they find a great advancements.
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