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.
Lung Scars. Scars in the lung, like scars on the skin, are permanent and usually cannot be removed. However, the lung is remarkably resilient and able to withstand small scars without any ill effects. Granulomas are scars that are caused by previous infection and can develop into calcified scars.