Targeting fibrosis: Mechanisms and clinical trials

M Zhao, L Wang, M Wang, S Zhou, Y Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive extracellular matrix deposition due to
dysregulated wound and connective tissue repair response. Multiple organs can develop …

Pathogenic mechanisms underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

BJ Moss, SW Ryter, IO Rosas - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) involves a complex interplay of cell
types and signaling pathways. Recurrent alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) injury may occur in …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an update on pathogenesis

Q Mei, Z Liu, H Zuo, Z Yang, J Qu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, lethal fibrotic lung disease that occurs
primarily in middle-aged and elderly adults. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality …

Healing after COVID-19: are survivors at risk for pulmonary fibrosis?

LT McDonald - … Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which is responsible for COVID-19 disease, was first
reported in Wuhan, China, in December of 2019. The virus rapidly spread, and the World …

The history and mystery of alveolar epithelial type II cells: focus on their physiologic and pathologic role in lung

B Ruaro, F Salton, L Braga, B Wade… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alveolar type II (ATII) cells are a key structure of the distal lung epithelium, where they exert
their innate immune response and serve as progenitors of alveolar type I (ATI) cells …

Immune dysregulation as a driver of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

K Shenderov, SL Collins, JD Powell… - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide,
reducing their quality of life and leading to death from respiratory failure within years of …

Role of JAK/STAT in interstitial lung diseases; molecular and cellular mechanisms

P Montero, J Milara, I Roger, J Cortijo - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) comprise different fibrotic lung disorders characterized by
cellular proliferation, interstitial inflammation, and fibrosis. The JAK/STAT molecular pathway …

Therapeutic targets in lung tissue remodelling and fibrosis

G Liu, AM Philp, T Corte, MA Travis, H Schilter… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Structural changes involving tissue remodelling and fibrosis are major features of many
pulmonary diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of ferroptosis and iron accumulation alleviates pulmonary fibrosis in a bleomycin model

Z Pei, Y Qin, X Fu, F Yang, F Huo, X Liang, S Wang… - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive disease characterized by
excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix …

Senescence of alveolar type 2 cells drives progressive pulmonary fibrosis

C Yao, X Guan, G Carraro, T Parimon, X Liu… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an insidious and fatal interstitial lung
disease associated with declining pulmonary function. Accelerated aging, loss of epithelial …