[HTML][HTML] Alveolar epithelial type II cells as drivers of lung fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

T Parimon, C Yao, BR Stripp, PW Noble… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alveolar epithelial type II cells (AT2) are a heterogeneous population that have critical
secretory and regenerative roles in the alveolus to maintain lung homeostasis. However …

The leading role of epithelial cells in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

M Selman, A Pardo - Cellular signalling, 2020 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a relentlessly progressive and devastating interstitial
lung disease of unknown etiology, where the normal lung architecture is lost and replaced …

[PDF][PDF] Distinct properties of adipose stem cell subpopulations determine fat depot-specific characteristics

H Nahmgoong, YG Jeon, ES Park, YH Choi, SM Han… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
In mammals, white adipose tissues are largely divided into visceral epididymal adipose
tissue (EAT) and subcutaneous inguinal adipose tissue (IAT) with distinct metabolic …

Senescence of alveolar type 2 cells drives progressive pulmonary fibrosis

C Yao, X Guan, G Carraro, T Parimon, X Liu… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an insidious and fatal interstitial lung
disease associated with declining pulmonary function. Accelerated aging, loss of epithelial …

[HTML][HTML] Flt1 produced by lung endothelial cells impairs ATII cell transdifferentiation and repair in pulmonary fibrosis

MC Volpe, G Ciucci, G Zandomenego, R Vuerich… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease, in which fibrotic tissue progressively replaces
lung alveolar structure, resulting in chronic respiratory failure. Alveolar type II cells act as …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles in organ fibrosis: mechanisms, therapies, and diagnostics

DR Brigstock - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fibrosis is the unrelenting deposition of excessively large amounts of insoluble interstitial
collagen due to profound matrigenic activities of wound-associated myofibroblasts during …

Multiple fibroblast subtypes contribute to matrix deposition in pulmonary fibrosis

X Liu, K Dai, X Zhang, G Huang, H Lynn… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis results from a dysfunctional tissue repair response and is
characterized by fibroblast proliferation, activation, and invasion and extracellular matrix …

Conformations, interactions and functions of intrinsically disordered syndecans

S Ricard-Blum, JR Couchman - Biochemical Society …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Syndecans are transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans present on most mammalian
cell surfaces. They have a long evolutionary history, a single syndecan gene being …

[PDF][PDF] Categorization of lung mesenchymal cells in development and fibrosis

X Liu, SC Rowan, J Liang, C Yao, G Huang, N Deng… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Pulmonary mesenchymal cells are critical players in both the mouse and human during lung
development and disease states. They are increasingly recognized as highly …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome of nasopharyngeal samples from COVID-19 patients and a comparative analysis with other SARS-CoV-2 infection models reveal disparate …

ABMMK Islam, MAAK Khan, R Ahmed… - Journal of translational …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although it is becoming evident that individual's immune system has a decisive
influence on SARS-CoV-2 disease progression, pathogenesis is largely unknown. In this …