… to study molecular pathways of pulmonary fibrosis. However, pathologic … in idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis. In the bleomycin model, the fibrosis evolves over months, whereas in idiopathic …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease with an appalling
prognosis. The failure of anti-inflammatory therapies coupled with the observation that …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, and invariably fatal, condition that is
believed to arise in genetically susceptible individuals as a consequence of an aberrant wound-…

A recent review article suggested that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that is
associated more with abnormal wound healing than with inflammation. Data derived from …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common and lethal form of idiopathic … the
cause of IPF remains elusive and its pathogenesis incompletely understood. In the last decade, …

… Although our understanding of the pathogenesis of IPF has improved over the past two … on
pathogenetic mechanisms that we think are crucial for the initiation of the fibrotic process and …

… Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a relentlessly progressive and devastating interstitial
… normal lung architecture is lost and replaced by fibrotic tissue leading to an irreversible and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious disease of the lung, which leads to extensive
parenchymal scarring and death from respiratory failure. The most accepted hypothesis for …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is likely to result from the interaction between environmental
exposures, including cigarette smoke, and genetic predisposition. This review focuses on …

… to implicate inflammation as the major pathogenic mechanism because we see patchy areas
… conclusions about the pathogenesis of IPF. Animal models of pulmonary fibrosis have been …