50 – 80 years of age Have a 20 pack-year history of smoking (1 pack a day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years) Are a current smoker or have quit within the last 15 years If you meet the ...
and lung diseases. Yet fibrosis of these organs remains a deadly disease with limited treatments. "The crosstalk between the immune system and fibroblasts is even more complex than we expected ...
Slowing or stopping fibrosis can help treat heart, liver, kidney, and lung diseases ... out exactly how immune cells trigger scar-forming fibroblasts to become activated and cause fibrosis ...