TB discovery paves the way for drugs that prevent lung destruction

Monday, April 25, 2011 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have identified a key enzyme responsible for destroying lung tissue in tuberculosis (TB), they report today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Drugs that inhibit this enzyme are already available, meaning that the finding could lead quickly to new treatments.

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