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SUBMITTER: Oh DK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5256352 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases 20161230 1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a critical condition with high morbidity and mortality. Although several medications are available, there are no definite treatments. However, recent advances in the understanding of stem and progenitor cells in the lung, and molecular changes during re-alveolization after pneumonectomy, have made it possible to envisage the regeneration of damaged lungs. With this background, numerous studies of stem cells and various stimulatory molecules have be ...[more]