Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) and vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

AV Gaikwad, MS Eapen, KD McAlinden… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and irreversible
fibrotic disease associated with respiratory failure. The disease remains idiopathic, but …

Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition: a precursor to pulmonary arterial remodelling in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

AV Gaikwad, W Lu, S Dey, P Bhattarai… - ERJ open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background We have previously reported arterial remodelling in patients with idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and suggested that endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) …

Pulmonary hypertension secondary to pulmonary fibrosis: clinical data, histopathology and molecular insights

G Ruffenach, J Hong, M Vaillancourt, L Medzikovic… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Springer
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) developing secondarily in pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patients
(PF-PH) is a frequent co-morbidity. The high prevalence of PH in PF patients is very …

Pulmonary hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a tale of angiogenesis, apoptosis, and growth factors

L Farkas, J Gauldie, NF Voelkel… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disabling disease of the lung parenchyma,
characterized by progressive accumulation of scar tissue and myofibroblast activation after …

Vascular remodelling in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

S Barratt, A Millar - QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and irreversible fibrosing interstitial
pneumonia of unknown aetiology that usually leads to respiratory failure and death within 5 …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

F Salton, MC Volpe, M Confalonieri - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious disease of the lung, which leads to extensive
parenchymal scarring and death from respiratory failure. The most accepted hypothesis for …

[PDF][PDF] Beyond epithelial damage: vascular and endothelial contributions to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

J May, JA Mitchell, RG Jenkins - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive scarring disease of the lung with poor
survival. The incidence and mortality of IPF are rising, but treatment remains limited …

Pulmonary fibrosis: from pathogenesis to clinical decision-making

T Koudstaal, M Funke-Chambour, M Kreuter… - Trends in molecular …, 2023 - cell.com
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) encompasses a spectrum of chronic lung diseases that
progressively impact the interstitium, resulting in compromised gas exchange …

Epithelium‐dependent profibrotic milieu in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: current status and future directions

X Xu, H Dai, C Wang - The clinical respiratory journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by
hyperplasia of type II alveolar epithelial cells, aggregation of activated (myo) fibroblasts and …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Y Zhang, J Wang - Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Highlights What are the main findings? We reviewed the latest advances in aberrant
molecular events and pathological alterations in different cell populations in idiopathic …