US20240082342A1
University of Texas System
Chronic tobacco smoke exposure (TSE)-induced lung injury includes increased alveolar and airway inflammation, type II alveolar epithelial cells (A 2 Cs) senescence and apoptosis, and mucus hypersecretion by airway epithelial cells (AECs) that can be treated by the caveolin-1 peptide CSP7 (SEQ ID NO: …