A breath of fresh air for emphysema research

(Tokyo Medical and Dental University) Researchers from TMDU and Osaka University have found that a protein called FCHSD1 is involved in the development of emphysema, which is destruction of the tiny air sacs in the lungs, and is a component of chronic pulmonary respiratory disease that causes illness and death worldwide. Mice deficient in FCHSD1 showed less lung damage, inflammation, and cell death. The team were able to uncover the mechanism by which FCHSD1 acts to promote emphysema, which coul...