CD38 mediates lung fibrosis by promoting alveolar epithelial cell aging

H Cui, N Xie, S Banerjee, T Dey, RM Liu… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: A prevailing paradigm recognizes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) originating
from various alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) injuries, and there is a growing appreciation of …

Targeting hypoxia-inducible factor-1α/pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 axis by dichloroacetate suppresses bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

J Goodwin, H Choi, M Hsieh, ML Neugent… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Hypoxia has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of fibrotic diseases. Aberrantly
activated myofibroblasts are the primary pathological driver of fibrotic progression, yet how …

Vitamin D metabolism is dysregulated in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DA Jolliffe, C Stefanidis, Z Wang… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) levels may represent a …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional regulatory model of fibrosis progression in the human lung

JE McDonough, F Ahangari, Q Li, S Jain, SE Verleden… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To develop a systems biology model of fibrosis progression within the human lung we
performed RNA sequencing and microRNA analysis on 95 samples obtained from 10 …

Reducing protein oxidation reverses lung fibrosis

V Anathy, KG Lahue, DG Chapman, SB Chia… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by excessive deposition of collagen in the
lung, leading to chronically impaired gas exchange and death,–. Oxidative stress is believed …

Epigenetic Regulation of Profibrotic Macrophages in Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

A Papazoglou, M Huang, M Bulik… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease (SSc‐ILD) is the leading
cause of death in patients with SSc with unclear pathogenesis and limited treatment options …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a missense variant in SPDL1 associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

RS Dhindsa, J Mattsson, A Nag, Q Wang… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disorder characterised by progressive,
destructive lung scarring. Despite substantial progress, the genetic determinants of this …

Classification of usual interstitial pneumonia in patients with interstitial lung disease: assessment of a machine learning approach using high-dimensional …

SY Kim, J Diggans, D Pankratz, J Huang… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive fibrotic lung disease that distorts
pulmonary architecture, leading to hypoxia, respiratory failure, and death. Diagnosis is …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 lung disease shares driver AT2 cytopathic features with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

S Sinha, V Castillo, CR Espinoza, C Tindle… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background In the aftermath of Covid-19, some patients develop a fibrotic lung disease, ie,
post-COVID-19 lung disease (PCLD), for which we currently lack insights into pathogenesis …

The diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: current and future approaches

FJ Martinez, A Chisholm, HR Collard… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
With the recent development of two effective treatments for patients with idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, an accurate diagnosis is crucial. The traditional approach to diagnosis …