Connective tissue on the wrong road -- When organs start to scar

(University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs such as the lungs (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), liver (cirrhosis), kidneys (kidney fibrosis), gut (graft versus host disease), and the skin (systemic sclerosis). Up to 40 percent of all deaths in industrial nations are caused by the deposition of connective tissue with subsequent tissue scarring. In spite of this, there are currently very few effective treatments available.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news