Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common form of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia, is a progressive, irreversible, and typically lethal disease characterized by an …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, life-threatening, interstitial lung disease
of unknown etiology. The median survival of patients with IPF is only 2 to 3 years, yet some …

Background: The presence of emphysema is relatively common in patients with fibrotic
interstitial lung disease. This has been designated combined pulmonary fibrosis and …

Background The cornerstone of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) management is having
patients avoid the inciting antigen (IA). Often, despite an exhaustive search, an IA cannot be …

The mechanisms by which environmental exposures contribute to the pathogenesis of lung
fibrosis are unclear. Here, we demonstrate an increase in cadmium (Cd) and carbon black …

Background Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is increasingly
recognized, but its prevalence and prognosis remain unclear. We sought to determine the …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrosing lung disorder of
unknown aetiology whose diagnosis involves the careful exclusion of secondary causes for …

Tobacco smoking is an established cause of pulmonary disease whose contribution to
interstitial lung disease (ILD) is incompletely characterized. We hypothesized that compared …

Variable patterns of disease progression are typically observed in patients with idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We sought to determine the prognostic capacity of blood cell count …

Oxidative stress is an imbalance between oxidants (reactive oxygen and nitrogen species)
and antioxidants that may affect lipids, DNA, carbohydrates and proteins. The lung is …