Determinants of initiation and progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

RM Kottmann, CM Hogan, RP Phipps, PJ Sime - Respirology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
… and in patients who have been treated with corticosteroids, … -inflammatory cytokine that is
upregulated in pulmonary fibrosis. … These animal models suggest that modulating fibrocyte …

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: current concepts of pathogenesis and potential targets for treatment

M Vasakova, M Selman, F Morell… - … and Critical Care …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
… in dependency to the cytokine milieu. IL-12 and IFN-γ polarize lymphocytes toward the Th1
… potential of this drug to modulate the innate immune response in patients with CHP is worth …

The role of cytokines including interleukin-6 in COVID-19 induced pneumonia and macrophage activation syndrome-like disease

D McGonagle, K Sharif, A O'Regan, C Bridgewood - Autoimmunity reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
immunosuppression. Also, preliminary data suggest that disease severity in COVID-19 may
be associated with low IFN-γIL-6 levels are detrimental-why shouldn't corticosteroids be first …

… obliterans syndrome is associated with increased p-glycoprotein expression and loss of glucocorticoid receptor from steroid-resistant proinflammatory CD8+ T cells

G Hodge, S Hodge, PT Nguyen, A Yeo… - Clinical & …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Immunosuppressive therapy fails to suppress the production … all subjects produced IFN-γ/TNF-α
proinflammatory cytokines. … /ml cyclosporin A and 1 µM prednisolone inhibit IFN-γ/TNF-α …

Impact of intranasal budesonide on immune inflammatory responses and epithelial remodeling in chronic upper airway inflammation

C Mastruzzo, LR Greco, K Nakano, A Nakano… - Journal of allergy and …, 2003 - Elsevier
… of prototypic T H 1 (IFN-γ and IL-12), T H 2 (IL-4 and IL-5), and regulatory (TGF-β) cytokines,
and … T H 2/T H 1 cytokine balance and modulating CD8 suppressor activity. Although the …

CCL22 and CCL17 in rat radiation pneumonitis and in human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

T Inoue, S Fujishima, E Ikeda, O Yoshie… - European …, 2004 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… , treatment with interferon gamma (IFNγ), a type‐1 T‐helper cell (Th1)‐derived cytokine, … )
a present or past history of treatment with glucocorticoid or immunosuppressive agents; 3) end …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern: the fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity

A Picchianti Diamanti, MM Rosado, C Pioli… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
… the adoption of immunosuppressive agents, commonly used … levels of pro-inflammatory
cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-1, IL-6) and … , corticosteroids, and TNF-α antagonists alone or in combined …

Intracellular Th1/Th2 Balance of Pulmonary CD4+ T Cells in Patients with Active Interstitial Pneumonia Evaluated by Serum KL-6

Y Shimizu, H Kuwabara, A Ono, S Higuchi… - …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
… inflammation as the profibrotic cytokine cascade is triggered … We previously showed that
IFN-γ and IL-4 had opposite … status, whereas GSH conversely modulates the Th1/Th2 balance(…

Plasma cytokines and chemokines in primary graft dysfunction post‐lung transplantation

SA Hoffman, L Wang, CV Shah… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and IFN-γ … , azathioprine or mycophenolate
mofetil, and steroids. … panel of immune-modulating mediators in the plasma of human lung …

[HTML][HTML] Virus infection induced pulmonary fibrosis

WJ Huang, XX Tang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2021 - Springer
… binds to Smad-binding elements to modulate TGF-β target gene … Also, IFN-γ treatment in the
early stage of viral infection may … IL-4, IL-6 and IL-17 also contribute to pulmonary fibrosis by …