Hope for transplant patients as study finds key to organ scarring

Patients with damaged organs could be helped by new treatments after scientists have discovered how tissues scar. Researchers say that the finding could pave the way for new drugs and eventually reduce the number of patients on organ transplant waiting lists. Fibrotic diseases occur in many tissues within the body - including the liver, lung or kidneys - and have a range of causes including viruses or toxins. Experts say that the main source of scar tissue is found in specialised cells called Myofibroblasts...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplants / Organ Donations Source Type: news