Stillwater has been sister city to Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, since 1985. The State of Oklahoma and Kyoto Prefecture signed a sister state agreement in 1985 through the auspices of the governorâs office.
The search for reparative cells that can contribute to the process of lung regeneration, whether called progenitors or stem cells, has been fueled by the need for improved clinical therapies to treat patients suffering from the burden of diseases that arise from injury or degeneration of lung tissue.
Eventually, scar tissue forms in the lungs, which doesn't allow your lungs to take in as much oxygen as you need. With emphysema, the walls of your lungs lose their elasticity, meaning they can't constrict to allow for exhaling. People with COPD can have either or both of these diseases.