Immune treatment tackles chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

John V. Fahy () and Richard M. Locksley ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 621, issue 7979, 476-477

Abstract: Smoking causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Some people with this disease have high levels of eosinophil cells, which is typical of the type 2 category of inflammation, and blocking such inflammation improves their lung health.

Keywords: Medical research; Immunology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-02517-5

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