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A bacterial protein fragment drives tissue fibrosis, but antibody treatment can help, study finds
August 31, 2026
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:

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A bacterial protein fragment drives tissue fibrosis, but antibody treatment can help, study finds

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives the process of pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting the cell's quality-control system, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign . . .

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