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Microgel Coating gives Donor Cells a Boost in Reversing Pulmonary Fibrosis

Gel-coated (red) mesenchymal stromal cells (yellow) can degrade collagen (green) over a distance in the presence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. (Image: Jae-Won Shin and Sing-Wan Wong/UIC)

Single cell encapsulation in gel can optimize cell-based therapy. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have shown that even after lung tissue has been damaged, it may be possible to reverse fibrosis and promote tissue repair through treatment with microgel-coated mesenchymal stromal cells.

Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic disease caused by environmental toxins, medications or medical conditions like pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis...

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