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  • Bacterial protein fragment kills lung cells in pulmonary fibrosis, study finds

    Mar 24, 2020 10:00 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    Lung tissue from mice with pulmonary fibrosis that were infected with corisin-secreting bacteria showed signs of acute exacerbation and lung tissue death. Image courtesy of Esteban Gabazza/Nature Communications

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    • Lung tissue from mice with pulmonary fibrosis that were infected with corisin-secreting bacteria showed signs of acute exacerbation and lung tissue death. Image courtesy of Esteban Gabazza/Nature Communications

    New study from researchers at the U of I and Mie University in Japan finds that a bacterial protein fragment instigates lung tissue death in pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious disease affecting millions of people.