Drug shields mice from chronic lung disease

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Drug shields mice from chronic lung disease

An experimental drug protected mice exposed to tobacco smoke from

developing chronic lung disease, raising hope for a treatment in

humans, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

They said the chemical CDDO-Im helped activate a master gene called

Nrf2 that bolsters the lung's ability to fight off chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease,

or COPD,

a condition that includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis and some

types of serious chronic asthma.

study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of

Sciences.

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