Specific enzyme inhibitor may help control lung inflammation
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
All of us may be able to breathe a little easier now that scientists have found a new therapeutic target for controlling dangerous inflammation in the lungs. New research suggests that blocking the activation of an enzyme called delta-protein kinase C could protect the lungs from neutrophil-mediated damage, which can result in out of control inflammation.