Study links new cell type to lung scarring in pulmonary fibrosis patients

A new type of pericyte called Peri2 is linked to scar tissue formation in the lungs of people with pulmonary fibrosis (PF), according to a study. Pericytes are cells that surround blood vessels. A gene called FOXF1 was also shown to help control whether these cells stay healthy or switch into a damaging, fibrosis-driving state. […] The post Study links new cell type to lung scarring in pulmonary…