Researchers have identified a rare cell type in airway tissue, previously uncharacterized in the scientific literature, that appears to play a key role in the biology of cystic fibrosis. Using new technologies that enable scientists to study gene expression in thousands of individual cells, the team comprehensively analyzed the airway in mice and validated the results...
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New lung cell type discovered
A recent study has identified a new lung cell type that is implicated in the body’s innate immune defense against the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae—one of the leading causes of pneumonia worldwide. The findings, which appear in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, may lead to new, non-traditional approaches in the fight against pneumonia and chronic lung diseases. There...