Closing Gaps in Health and Care

  • New treatment for pulmonary fibrosis using sugar-coated nanoparticles

    Apr 7, 2022 10:15 am
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    UIC scientists have developed a treatment for pulmonary fibrosis by using nanoparticles coated in mannose — a type of sugar — to stop a population of lung cells called macrophages that contribute to lung tissue scarring.