[HTML][HTML] Targeting PI3K/AKT signaling for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

J Wang, K Hu, X Cai, B Yang, Q He, J Wang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive fibrotic interstitial pneumonia
with unknown causes. The incidence rate increases year by year and the prognosis is poor …

[HTML][HTML] T cells in fibrosis and fibrotic diseases

M Zhang, S Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Fibrosis is the extensive deposition of fibrous connective tissue, and it is characterized by
the accumulation of collagen and other extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Fibrosis is …

Lung fibroblasts facilitate pre-metastatic niche formation by remodeling the local immune microenvironment

Z Gong, Q Li, J Shi, J Wei, P Li, CH Chang, LD Shultz… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Primary tumors are drivers of pre-metastatic niche formation, but the coordination by the
secondary organ toward metastatic dissemination is underappreciated. Here, by single-cell …

[PDF][PDF] Immuno-proteomic profiling reveals aberrant immune cell regulation in the airways of individuals with ongoing post-COVID-19 respiratory disease

B Vijayakumar, K Boustani, PP Ogger, A Papadaki… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Some patients hospitalized with acute COVID-19 suffer respiratory symptoms that persist for
many months. We delineated the immune-proteomic landscape in the airways and …

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces chronic pulmonary epithelial and immune cell dysfunction with fibrosis in mice

KH Dinnon III, SR Leist, K Okuda, H Dang… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
A subset of individuals who recover from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) develop
post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

Mechanisms of progressive fibrosis in connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated interstitial lung diseases (ILDs)

P Spagnolo, O Distler, CJ Ryerson… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), which can arise from a broad spectrum of distinct
aetiologies, can manifest as a pulmonary complication of an underlying autoimmune and …

Role of interleukins in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis

YX She, QY Yu, XX Tang - Cell Death Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Interleukins, a group of cytokines participating in inflammation and immune response, are
proved to be involved in the formation and development of pulmonary fibrosis. In this article …

BI 1015550 is a PDE4B inhibitor and a clinical drug candidate for the oral treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

FE Herrmann, C Hesslinger, L Wollin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory abilities of oral selective phosphodiesterase
4 (PDE4) inhibitors enabled the approval of roflumilast and apremilast for use in chronic …

Novel drug delivery systems and disease models for pulmonary fibrosis

R Li, Y Jia, X Kong, Y Nie, Y Deng, Y Liu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a serious and progressive lung disease which is possibly life-
threatening. It causes lung scarring and affects lung functions including epithelial cell injury …

Cellular senescence: pathogenic mechanisms in lung fibrosis

T Parimon, MS Hohmann, C Yao - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and fatal lung disease that significantly impacts the aging
population globally. To date, anti-fibrotic, immunosuppressive, and other adjunct therapy …