Wednesday, March 7, 2012

UIC researchers shed light on inflammation-related tissue damage

Discovery might one day lead to new treatments for lung infections

Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune,
March 7, 2012

By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune


"Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago have recently shed light on the body's ability to decrease tissue damage caused by inflammation.

A study published in the journal Nature Immunology reported that the scientists found a channel through cell membranes helps protect tissue from inflammation and other kinds of injury." (read more)

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