UAB study outlines why aging may predispose to fibrotic diseases - TopicsExpress



          

UAB study outlines why aging may predispose to fibrotic diseases ow.ly/vCpei #pulmonaryfibrosis “The findings presented here represent the first understanding we have of why fibrosis is more prevalent in older individuals,” said Victor J. Thannickal, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at UAB and the study’s senior author. “With a better understanding of the pathway that prevents the normal resolution of scar tissue in the elderly, we can look for new therapies that may help prevent or slow the progression of fibrotic diseases.”
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:15:01 +0000

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