Such cells might one day be used to treat people
with damaged lung tissue, but only if the cells can be made from a person's own tissue.
Not exact matches
But, he notes, «
with all infections, part of the concern is that the inflammatory response can become too exuberant, which leads to
tissue damage, as in septic shock,» and
lung failure.
They will then use HySP to create what amounts to a fluorescent map and compare it
with that of healthy
lung tissue to see if they can discern the
damage.
Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital have found the cellular origin of the
tissue scarring caused by organ
damage associated
with diabetes,
lung disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and other conditions.
Although your
lungs possess their own population of healing adult stem cells, there are simply not enough cells present to keep up
with the degree of ongoing
lung tissue damage which occurs in COPD.
The prognosis for dogs
with emphysema following surgical resection of
damaged lung tissue is very good to excellent, provided that sufficient healthy
lung tissue remains to carry out the essential functions of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.