{
  "id": 4898588,
  "title": "Bacterial protein fragment drives tissue fibrosis, but antibody treatment can help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bacterial-protein-fragment-drives-tissue-fibrosis-but-antibody",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T16:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-bacterial-protein-fragment-tissue-fibrosis.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting cells' quality-control systems, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan found in a new study. Meanwhile, blocking corisin with an antibody impeded the damage. The researchers published their findings in Nature Communications.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}