Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit

The role of G protein regulated TGFβ generation in airway smooth muscle cells in Asthma

What is pulmonary hypertension? Pulmonary hypertension is raised blood pressure within the pulmonary arteries, which are the blood...

IPF is a progressive and devastating lung disorder characterised by irreversible scarring (fibrosis) of the lung. IPF affects over 8,000 peo

Many research groups around the world use thin slices of lung tissue to investigate asthma and other respiratory diseases. Lung slices...

Loss of signaling by the cytokine transforming growth factor–β (TGFβ) in mice results in emphysema-like symptoms, whereas excessive TGFβ...

Klaudia Kaczmarek is a PhD student working in Nottingham City Hospital, supervised by Professor Alan Knox and Dr Rachel Clifford . Her...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a long-term chest condition that is characterised by fibrosis (scarring) of the lungs, which...

Allergic disease affects 30% to 40% of the world's population, and its development is determined by the interplay between environmental...