Researchers discover potential treatment to reverse lung scarring
研究人員發現逆轉肺部纖維化的潛在治療方法
For decades, pulmonary fibrosis has been considered an irreversible condition.
數十年來，肺纖維化一直被認為是一種不可逆轉的疾病。
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While current medications like nintedanib and pirfenidone help slow down the disease, they cannot fix the damage that has already occurred.
儘管目前的藥物如 nintedanib 和 pirfenidone 有助於減緩疾病進程，但它們無法修復已經造成的損傷。
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By targeting proteins like interleukin-11 (IL-11) or inhibiting the YAP/TAZ proteins in immune cells, scientists have successfully stimulated tissue regeneration in laboratory models.
透過標靶白血球介素-11（IL-11）等蛋白質，或抑制免疫細胞中的 YAP/TAZ 蛋白質，科學家已成功在實驗室模型中刺激了組織再生。
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Nevertheless, the discovery that fibrosis is not biologically fixed represents a monumental shift in pulmonary medicine.
儘管如此，發現纖維化並非生物學上的定局，這代表了肺部醫學的重大轉變。
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