New Research May Improve Emphysema Treatment
Researchers may have discovered a way to investigate the complex pathological features of emphysema, thus improving research surrounding the cause of the disease and subsequently treatment options for both emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). That is according to a recent study published in the April 26, 2012, online version of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, “A New Short-Term Mouse Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Identifies a Role for Mast Cell Tryptase in Pathogenesis.”
