Role of chemokine systems in cancer and inflammatory diseases

H Li, M Wu, X Zhao - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chemokines are a large family of small secreted proteins that have fundamental roles in
organ development, normal physiology, and immune responses upon binding to their …

The role of Nrf2 in pulmonary fibrosis: molecular mechanisms and treatment approaches

Y Wang, J Wei, H Deng, L Zheng, H Yang, X Lv - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, incurable interstitial lung disease with high
mortality after diagnosis and remains a global public health problem. Despite advances and …

Nanoparticle targeting of de novo profibrotic macrophages mitigates lung fibrosis

A Singh, S Chakraborty, SW Wong… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The pathogenesis of lung fibrosis involves hyperactivation of innate and adaptive immune
pathways that release inflammatory cytokines and growth factors such as tumor growth …

Increased expression of OPN contributes to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and indicates a poor prognosis

J Ji, S Zheng, Y Liu, T Xie, X Zhu, Y Nie, Y Shen… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is fibrotic lung disease with no effective
treatment. It is characterized by destruction of alveolar structure and pulmonary interstitial …

Integrated analysis of single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing reveals pro-fibrotic PLA2G7high macrophages in pulmonary fibrosis

J Wang, M Jiang, A Xiong, L Zhang, L Luo, Y Liu… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is the pathological change of end-stage interstitial lung diseases
with high mortality and limited therapeutic options. Lung macrophages have distinct subsets …

Neutrophil extracellular traps and pulmonary fibrosis: An update

S Yan, M Li, B Liu, Z Ma, Q Yang - Journal of Inflammation, 2023 - Springer
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a serious and often fatal illness that occurs in various clinical
settings and represents a significant unmet medical need. Increasing evidence indicates that …

CC chemokines in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenic role and therapeutic potential

S Liu, C Liu, Q Wang, S Liu, J Min - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), characterized by progressive worsening of dyspnea and
irreversible decline in lung function, is a chronic and progressive respiratory disease with a …

Engineering hybrid-hydrogels comprised of healthy or diseased decellularized extracellular matrix to study pulmonary fibrosis

KS Saleh, R Hewawasam, P Šerbedžija… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic disease characterized by progressive lung
scarring that inhibits gas exchange. Evidence suggests fibroblast-matrix interactions are a …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription factor Dmrt1 triggers the SPRY1-NF-κB pathway to maintain testicular immune homeostasis and male fertility

MF Zhang, SC Wan, WB Chen, DH Yang… - Zoological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bacterial or viral infections, such as Brucella, mumps virus, herpes simplex virus, and Zika
virus, destroy immune homeostasis of the testes, leading to spermatogenesis disorder and …

AMFR drives allergic asthma development by promoting alveolar macrophage–derived GM-CSF production

H Zhang, R Wei, X Yang, L Xu, H Jiang, M Li… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are specialized tissue-resident macrophages that orchestrate
the immune response in allergic inflammation and asthma. However, what signals direct …