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If cavity wall thickness decreases, what does it mean?
I did some research on how antibiotics help change the cavity wall thickness. Does it mean the cavity has a better chance to close if the wall thickness decreases significantly after months' antibiotics treatment? If anyone can share their experience accordingly, that will be much appreciated.
Yes, antibiotics can reduce the thickness of a lung cavity wall and decrease the overall size of the cavity, provided the underlying cause is a treatable bacterial infection, such as a lung abscess or certain pneumonias.
How it Works
Treating the infection: Antibiotics target and eliminate the bacteria causing the infection, which is the primary driver of inflammation and tissue necrosis that forms the cavity and its thick walls.
Reducing inflammation: As the infection resolves, the associated inflammation in the surrounding lung tissue decreases, allowing the cavity walls to become thinner and the lung tissue to heal.
Resolution: In successful cases, the lung abscess or cavitating pneumonia can completely resolve, leaving minimal or no residual scarring, though in some instances a small, thin-walled cyst or some residual fibrosis may remain.
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https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-discovery-may-unlock-regenerative-therapies-for-lung-disease/
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1 ReactionHope on the Horizon: Signs of Real Lung Regeneration
For years, we’ve been told that once the lungs are damaged by bronchiectasis, that damage can’t be reversed. But a new clinical trial using a patient’s own airway stem cells, called P63⁺ progenitor cells, is challenging that belief in a truly remarkable way.
In this study, patients had a small sample of their own airway cells collected through a bronchoscopy. Those cells were carefully grown and multiplied in the lab, then placed back into the lungs. The hope was that these special cells could help repair damaged tissue and restore lung function. By using autologous airway basal stem cells , it has demonstrated that damaged lung tissue can begin to repair itself. Patients who received these stem cells showed improvements in lung function within months, and imaging studies revealed something remarkable: previously dilated airways were partially shrinking, a clear indication that regeneration of the airway structure is possible. This is the first time we have seen actual structural remodeling in human bronchiectasis lungs, not just slowing of disease or symptom relief.— feeling excited.
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1 Reaction@helen1000 Good morning Helen, I see you are in research mode today. I really like your second post, where you cite the article then summarize it.
May I ask where you got the information that you used to start the discussion? Can you cite the source? If it came from AI, did you look further to find the origin of the information?
Thank you for "digging in" to help all of us.
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2 Reactions@sueinmn Thanks for your question. For the summary, it is from a FACEBOOK support group about BE. I will try to send the link here. Let me get back to you shortly.
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1 Reaction@sueinmn Here you go-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/469378076532914/
Check the post from Alex Tramp 🙂
Unfortunately the authors of this study , who oversaw the study design & coordination , have financial interest in this cell technology . Studies give me hope when they aren’t tied to bias & financial gain .