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Activated PMN exosomes are pathogenic entities that cause destruction in the COPD lung

Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found a novel, previously unreported pathogenic entity that is a fundamental link between chronic inflammation and tissue destruction in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or

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