[PDF][PDF] Pulmonary inflammation and fibroblast immunoregulation: from bench to bedside

MA Ghonim, DF Boyd, T Flerlage… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in how fibroblasts initiate, sustain,
and resolve inflammation across disease states. Fibroblasts contain heterogeneous subsets …

The extracellular matrix–the under‐recognized element in lung disease?

JK Burgess, T Mauad, G Tjin, JC Karlsson… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The lung is composed of airways and lung parenchyma, and the extracellular matrix (ECM)
contains the main building blocks of both components. The ECM provides physical support …

Acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

HR Collard, BB Moore, KR Flaherty… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
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 …

Fibrocytes: emerging effector cells in chronic inflammation

RA Reilkoff, R Bucala, EL Herzog - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2011 - nature.com
Fibrocytes are mesenchymal cells that arise from monocyte precursors. They are present in
injured organs and have both the inflammatory features of macrophages and the tissue …

Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition in bronchial asthma

M Michalik, K Wójcik-Pszczoła, M Paw, D Wnuk… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in which bronchial wall remodelling
plays a significant role. This phenomenon is related to enhanced proliferation of airway …

Epithelium dysfunction in asthma

ST Holgate - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
Although asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the conducting airways involving TH2-type T
cells, there is increasing evidence for an important role played by the epithelium in …

Circulating fibrocytes are an indicator of poor prognosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A Moeller, SE Gilpin, K Ask, G Cox, D Cook… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The clinical management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains a major
challenge due to lack of effective drug therapy or accurate indicators for disease …

Induction of epithelial–mesenchymal transition in primary airway epithelial cells from patients with asthma by transforming growth factor-β1

TL Hackett, SM Warner, D Stefanowicz… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Airway remodeling in asthma is associated with the accumulation of fibroblasts,
the primary cell responsible for synthesis and secretion of extracellular matrix proteins. The …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the fibrocyte, a bone marrow-derived mesenchymal progenitor, in reactive and reparative fibroses

A Bellini, S Mattoli - Laboratory investigation, 2007 - Elsevier
Human fibrocytes are mesenchymal progenitors that exhibit mixed morphological and
molecular characteristics of hematopoietic stem cells, monocytes and fibroblasts. They likely …

Tissue remodelling in chronic bronchial diseases: from the epithelial to mesenchymal phenotype

M Pain, O Bermudez, P Lacoste… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Airway remodelling is a critical feature of chronic bronchial diseases, characterised by
aberrant repair of the epithelium and accumulation of fibroblasts, which contribute to …