Introduction Although lung demand continues to outpace supply, 75% of potential donor
lungs are discarded without being transplanted in the United States. To identify the …

Lungs are constantly exposed to a variety of environmental hazards and undergo injury. In
response to injury, a reservoir of lung stem cells undergoes rapid self-renewal, proliferation …

Lung transplantation improves the quality of life of transplant patients. Mortality of patients
placed on the waiting list is still high. The lack of donors is linked to the lack of organs and …