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How Chronic Microinflammation Contributes to the Progression of Chronic Diseases

Jun Ling Lu, MD, assistant professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, discusses her presentation at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2021 on the association between long-term aspirin use and the progression of kidney disease.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Jun Ling Lu, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, on her presentation at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2021 on the association between long-term aspirin use and progression of kidney disease.

During the discussion, Lu addressed how chronic microinflammation contributes to the progression of chronic diseases, such as cancer and chronic kidney disease.

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