Emerging therapeutic interventions for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

S Chakraborty, P Chopra, SV Ambi… - Expert opinion on …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… Administration of IFN-γ, an immunomodulatory cytokine, has … This trial enrolled 826 patients
with IPF to receive either IFN-γ … by modulating the expression of pro-fibrotic cytokines such as …

Lung remodeling in interstitial pneumonia: A new molecular target of pulmonary fibrosis

M Sunohara, H Takizawa - Current Respiratory Medicine …, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
… We hypothesized that, IL-4 and IL-13 can directly modulate the behavior of lung fibroblasts.
… (DEX), a potent corticosteroid. As a Th1 type cytokine, IFN-γ counteracted the effect of IL4 …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: treatment and prognosis

H Fujimoto, T Kobayashi… - … and Pulmonary Medicine, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
… Initially, corticosteroids and immunosuppressants were used to treat IPF … treatment
guidelines for IPF strongly recommended against use of corticosteroids and immunosuppressants

Pharmacological therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: past, present, and future

RJ Mason, MI Schwarz, GW Hunninghake… - … and Critical Care …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
… of corticosteroids apply to … IFN-γ inhibits a fibrogenic growth factor produced by mast cells,
fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2, basic FGF) (37), and a variety of neutrophil-derived cytokines

Pharmacologic therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, past and future

BS Staitieh, EA Renzoni, S Veeraraghavan - Annals of medicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… and antifibrotic cytokines in the lungs of patients with IPF led … of inhaled IFN-γ found that
patients in the treatment group … Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is known to modulate

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation and immunity in IPF pathogenesis and treatment

P Heukels, CC Moor, JH Von der Thüsen… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
… target and modulate our immune system in patients with IPF. … pathogenesis, treatments that
modulate inflammation (eg steroids) … in pulmonary fibrosis needs further research, cytokines

Alternatively activated alveolar macrophages in pulmonary fibrosis—mediator production and intracellular signal transduction

DV Pechkovsky, A Prasse, F Kollert, KMY Engel… - Clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
… agents and/or Th1 cytokines, in particular by IFN-γ, is mainly … with any anti-inflammatory or
immunosuppressive drug for at … anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 significantly modulates this IL…

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a European perspective

RK Hoyles, RM du Bois - Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
… , including corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents, have … Exogenous IFN-γ has
been shown to modulate macrophage and … of profibrotic cytokines. In view of these properties, …

Inflammatory mediators in various molecular pathways involved in the development of pulmonary fibrosis

MF Muneesa, SB Shaikh, TM Jeena… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
pulmonary fibrosis: Pro-Inflammatory cytokines are responsible for activation of alveolar
inflammatory pathways. IL-17AR operates IL-17A activating the prime modulator … -γ (IFN-γ) and IL…

Efficacy and safety of pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Y Takeda, K Tsujino, T Kijima… - Patient preference and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… shown to be a modulator of cytokines and growth factors, … of IFN-γ, which is known to be an
anti-fibrotic cytokine through … -steroid agents for the treatment of IPF and identified IFN-γ-1b