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A lung injury therapy derived from adult skin cells

NIBIB in the News
June 12, 2023

In mice, naturally derived nanocarriers reduce inflammation, tissue damage

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Therapeutic nanocarriers engineered from adult skin cells can curb inflammation and tissue injury in damaged mouse lungs, new research shows, hinting at the promise of a treatment for lungs severely injured by infection or trauma. Source: Ohio State University/Science Daily