Targeting hypoxia-inducible factor-1α/pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 axis by dichloroacetate suppresses bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

J Goodwin, H Choi, M Hsieh, ML Neugent… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Hypoxia has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of fibrotic diseases. Aberrantly
activated myofibroblasts are the primary pathological driver of fibrotic progression, yet how …

Glycolytic reprogramming in myofibroblast differentiation and lung fibrosis

N Xie, Z Tan, S Banerjee, H Cui, J Ge… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Dysregulation of cellular metabolism has been shown to participate in several
pathologic processes. However, the role of metabolic reprogramming is not well appreciated …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical targeting of succinate dehydrogenase in fibroblasts controls bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis

Z Wang, L Chen, Y Huang, M Luo, H Wang, Z Jiang… - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular
matrix in the lung with fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition, leading to chronically …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic reprogramming of pulmonary fibrosis

J Li, X Zhai, X Sun, S Cao, Q Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and intractable lung disease with fibrotic features that
affects alveoli elasticity, which leading to higher rates of hospitalization and mortality …

Metabolic reprogramming as a driver of fibroblast activation in pulmonaryfibrosis

R Para, F Romero, G George, R Summer - The American journal of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that scar the lung, most
often irreversibly. To date, there are limited effective treatments for these conditions, despite …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulated expression of hypoxia-inducible factors augments myofibroblasts differentiation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A Aquino-Gálvez, G González-Ávila… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Springer
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an age-related, progressive and lethal
disease, whose pathogenesis is associated with fibroblasts/myofibroblasts foci that produce …

Antifibrotic effects of cyclosporine A on TGF‐β1–treated lung fibroblasts and lungs from bleomycin‐treated mice: Role of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α

R Yamazaki, Y Kasuya, T Fujita, H Umezawa… - The FASEB …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disorder that is characterized by
aberrant tissue remodeling and the formation of fibroblastic foci that are composed of …

[HTML][HTML] Human lung fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transformation is not driven by an LDH5-dependent metabolic shift towards aerobic glycolysis

E Schruf, V Schroeder, CA Kuttruff, S Weigle, M Krell… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Springer
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal respiratory disease characterized
by aberrant fibroblast activation and progressive fibrotic remodelling of the lungs. Though …

Fibrometabolism—An emerging therapeutic frontier in pulmonary fibrosis

B Selvarajah, I Azuelos, D Anastasiou… - Science Signaling, 2021 - science.org
Fibrosis is the final pathological outcome and major cause of morbidity and mortality in many
common and chronic inflammatory, immune-mediated, and metabolic diseases. Despite the …

Metabolic characterization and RNA profiling reveal glycolytic dependence of profibrotic phenotype of alveolar macrophages in lung fibrosis

N Xie, H Cui, J Ge, S Banerjee, S Guo… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Metabolic reprogramming has been intrinsically linked to macrophage activation. Alveolar
macrophages are known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis …