Interstitial fibrosis can complicate ARDS recovery due to damage to type II pneumocytes, the lung's stem cells, hindering tissue regeneration and promoting scarring.
Recovery from ARDS can be complicated by interstitial fibrosis because damaged or destroyed type II pneumocytes (lung stem cells) prevent regeneration, leading to scar tissue formation instead.
| Front | Why can recovery from ARDS be complicated by interstitial fibrosis? |
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| Back | Type II pneumocytes are damaged or destroyed during a cycle of ARDS. Type II pneumocytes are the stem cells of the lungs. Without these cells, we get repair (fibrosis) of lung tissue and not regeneration of the damaged cells. |
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