A new study entitled “Mitophagy-dependent necroptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of COPD” published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows how cigarette smoke leads to cell death, a key process in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The findings put into better focus the already established correlation between smoking and diseases of the lung.
It's a windy and complicated report but what it comes down to is that these researchers discovered how cigarette smoke triggers cell death. The implications are that they now have a new way to address the damage to the lung tissue caused by smoking as a new treatment for COPD. Although this is only the beginning of the process, it provides new hope for COPD sufferers!
I've said all along, OUR JOB is to stop doing the damage and manage our health well while the research and development scientists do their job and within our lifetimes find a cure for COPD!
