Blocking IL-11 Reverses Lung Scarring in IPF Mice, Study Finds
Blocking the activity of interleukin-11 (IL-11) — a molecule that mediates immune and inflammatory responses — reverses tissue scarring, or fibrosis, in the lungs of mice with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a study has found. The findings of the study, “Interleukin-11 is a therapeutic target in idiopathic…