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Chronic bronchitis has been mysterious until now - Futurity
A key mystery has been what causes the accumulation of mucus in the lungs of chronic bronchitis patients—an accumulation that produces symptoms and disease progression. This study suggests that the inability to normally hydrate airway surfaces leads to increased mucin concentrations and the accumulation of mucus in the lung. This process then leads to phlegm production and chronic airway infections typical of chronic bronchitis patients.
A key mystery has been what causes the accumulation of mucus in the lungs of chronic bronchitis patients—an accumulation that produces symptoms and disease progression. This study suggests that the inability to normally hydrate airway surfaces leads to increased mucin concentrations and the accumulation of mucus in the lung. This process then leads to phlegm production and chronic airway infections typical of chronic bronchitis patients.