In this review, we describe the recent advances in the understanding of the role of
microRNAs in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic progressive and lethal fibrotic …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory arterial pathogenic condition, which leads to ischemic
cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, stroke …

Rationale: Many of the interstitial lung diseases represent a diagnostic and therapeutic
challenge because their clinical and even histologic features are often nonspecific …

The understanding of the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis continues to evolve. The initial
hypothetical model suggested chronic inflammation as the cause of pulmonary fibrosis …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrotic disease of unknown etiology that results in
significant morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of IPF is not completely understood …

Lung research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has had
important outcomes that have resulted in an infinitely better understanding of how …

BACKGROUND: Bronchial asthma is characterised by airway structural changes, including
mucosal inflammatory infiltration and subepithelial collagen deposition, that may represent …

Bone marrow-derived fibrocytes review as key cellular players in the promotion of the
pathogenesis of variety of fibroproliferative disorders, including pulmonary fibrosis …

Background: Pulmonary complications are common in patients with primary
hypogammaglobulinemia. Intravenous immunoglobulin replacement therapy has been …

Background The loss of alveolar walls is a hallmark of emphysema. As fibroblasts play an
important role in the maintenance of alveolar structure, a change in fibroblast phenotype …