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Immune Cell Implicated in Post-Viral Lung Disease – Technology Networks

Scientists have implicated a type of immune cell in the development of chronic lung disease that is sometimes triggered following a respiratory viral infection….

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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have implicated a type of immune cell in the development of chronic lung disease that sometimes is triggered following a respiratory viral infection. The evidence suggests that activation of this immune cell a type of guardian cell called a dendritic cell serves as an early switch that, when activated, sets in motion a chain of events that drives progressive lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…

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