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 …

As a critical molecule in the onset and sustainment of inflammatory response, the receptor
for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) has a variety of ligands, such as advanced …

Cigarette smoke (CS) poses a significant risk factor for respiratory, vascular, and organ
diseases owing to its high content of harmful chemicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Cigarette smoke is a complex aerosol containing a large number of compounds with a
variety of toxicity and carcinogenicity. Long-term exposure to cigarette smoke significantly …

Abstract Background and Purpose Nitazoxanide is a therapeutic anthelmintic drug. Our
previous studies found that nitazoxanide and its metabolite tizoxanide activated adenosine …

Group 1 innate lymphoid cells (ILC1s) are cytotoxic and interferon gamma-producing
lymphocytes lacking antigen-specific receptors, which include ILC1s and natural killer (NK) …

Pulmonary fibrosis is an enduring and advancing pulmonary interstitial disease caused by
multiple factors that ultimately lead to structural changes in normal lung tissue. Currently …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is fibrotic lung disease with no effective
treatment. It is characterized by destruction of alveolar structure and pulmonary interstitial …

Long-term inhalation of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) can cause serious effects on the
respiratory system. It might be attributed to the fact that PM 2.5 could directly enter and …

Background Intrauterine adhesion (IUA) is a recurrent and refractory reproductive
dysfunction disorder for which menstrual blood-derived stromal cells (MenSCs) might be a …