Regeneration in the Lungs after Flu (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Regeneration in the Lungs after Flu

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Researchers successfully transplanted a special type of lung cell called AT2 cells (labeled in green) from healthy mice into mice that had experienced a severe flu infection. The AT2 cells that engrafted (in red) appear to have helped the animals recover more robustly.

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Aaron Weiner/University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

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