Biologists zero in on proteins lumican, TNF-alpha as two-step trigger for deadly scar-tissue production
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 13:20
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have made more progress in understanding the process behind scar-tissue formation and wound healing – specifically, a breakthrough in fibroblast-to-fibrocyte signaling involving two key proteins – that could lead to new advances in treating and preventing fibrotic disease.