Rare Group of T-Cells Trigger and Sustain Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice, Study Finds
A rare form of immune T-cells promotes chronic inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found. Their discovery, made in a mice model of the disease, may lead to a new therapeutic target for lung fibrosis. The research report, “Deletion of mTORC1 activity in CD4+ T cells…