Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive, uniformly fatal interstitial lung
disease. An acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is an episode of acute …

Viral infections are important contributors to exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease; however, the role of viruses in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an increasingly recognized problem with a generally
poor prognosis [1]. Fifty per cent of patients diagnosed as having IPF may be expected to die …

The precipitating factors of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have not been elucidated.
Recently, a novel DNA virus named TT virus (TTV) was discovered in a patient with post …

Background. Acute exacerbation of IPF (AE‐IPF) is associated with high mortality. We
studied changes in pathogen involvement during AE‐IPF and explored a possible role of …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung
disease with a poor prognosis. Although many factors have been identified that possibly …

Rationale: The molecular mechanisms underlying acute exacerbations of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are poorly understood. We studied the global gene expression …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, and invariably fatal, condition that is
believed to arise in genetically susceptible individuals as a consequence of an aberrant …

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically
significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this …

The natural history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been characterized as a
steady, predictable decline in lung function over time. Recent evidence suggests that some …