Sex-based differences in bronchial asthma can already be observed in childhood, at which
time allergic atopic asthma is more frequently found in boys than in girls. In adulthood …

Background: The etiological underpinnings of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remain elusive, coupled with a scarcity of effective …

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by airway inflammation and
remodeling. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of bronchial epithelial cells is …

Aims OVE26 mice (FVB background), genetically overexpressing calmodulin in pancreatic
beta cells, develop early onset type 1 diabetes, leading to progressive diabetic nephropathy …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by airway remodeling and lung
inflammation. Collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 (CTHRC1), a glycoprotein, is …

Introduction Extracellular matrix turnover, a ubiquitous dynamic biological process, can be
diverted to fibrosis. The latter can affect the intestine as a serious complication of …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common form of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia, and it has a worse prognosis than non-small cell lung cancer. The …

Background Tracheobronchial stenosis, particularly central airway stenosis, which
frequently results in severe complications such as lung damage, occurs in patients with …

Background: Danhong injection, a compound injection of Chinese herbal medicine, has
been widely used in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at present as an adjuvant treatment …