来自于美国约翰斯霍普金斯Kimmel 癌症研究中心的研究人员发现因吸烟引起的可致99%的小细胞肺癌(SCLC)产生的细胞病变可被阻断。该研究结果刊登在近期出版的《自然》杂志上。研究发现,在一些肺癌中应被关闭的被称作Sonic Hedgehog 的原始细胞通路可持续开启很长一段时间。研究组主要负责人、来自于Kimmel 癌症研究中心的 NeilWatkins 博士则认为,由吸烟引起的慢性肺损伤有可能重新激活 Researchers from Kimmel Cancer Research Center in Johns Hopkins in the United States found that cytopathic effects caused by smoking can cause 99% of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) can be blocked. The findings are published in the recently published “Nature” magazine. The study found that the primitive cell path called Sonic Hedgehog, which should be shut down in some lung cancers, persists for a long time. Lead researcher Neil Watkins, from the Kimmel Cancer Research Center, believes that smoking-induced chronic lung injury is likely to be reactivated