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.
Scarring of lung tissue is known as lung fibrosis. People who work in industries where air pollution is common are at risk for developing lung fibrosis. Miners are often at risk for lung fibrosis. The symptoms of lung fibrosis may include shortness of breath and fatigue. A lung transplant is one treatment option for a patient with lung fibrosis. Diagnosing lung fibrosis usually requires a chest x-ray. Asbestos exposure increases the risk of lung fibrosis.