Targeting fibrosis: Mechanisms and clinical trials

M Zhao, L Wang, M Wang, S Zhou, Y Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive extracellular matrix deposition due to
dysregulated wound and connective tissue repair response. Multiple organs can develop …

Targeting TGF-β signal transduction for fibrosis and cancer therapy

D Peng, M Fu, M Wang, Y Wei, X Wei - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) has long been identified with its intensive involvement
in early embryonic development and organogenesis, immune supervision, tissue repair, and …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: an update from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

LE Leard, AM Holm, M Valapour, AR Glanville… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral …

[HTML][HTML] Nintedanib in progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

KR Flaherty, AU Wells, V Cottin… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Preclinical data have suggested that nintedanib, an intracellular inhibitor of
tyrosine kinases, inhibits processes involved in the progression of lung fibrosis. Although the …

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals ectopic and aberrant lung-resident cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

TS Adams, JC Schupp, S Poli, EA Ayaub… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
We provide a single-cell atlas of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fatal interstitial lung
disease, by profiling 312,928 cells from 32 IPF, 28 smoker and nonsmoker controls, and 18 …

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human lung provides insights into the pathobiology of pulmonary fibrosis

PA Reyfman, JM Walter, N Joshi… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The contributions of diverse cell populations in the human lung to pulmonary
fibrosis pathogenesis are poorly understood. Single-cell RNA sequencing can reveal …

Human monocyte subsets and phenotypes in major chronic inflammatory diseases

TS Kapellos, L Bonaguro, I Gemünd, N Reusch… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Human monocytes are divided in three major populations; classical (CD14+ CD16−), non-
classical (CD14dimCD16+), and intermediate (CD14+ CD16+). Each of these subsets is …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals profibrotic roles of distinct epithelial and mesenchymal lineages in pulmonary fibrosis

AC Habermann, AJ Gutierrez, LT Bui, SL Yahn… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a form of chronic lung disease characterized by pathologic
epithelial remodeling and accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). To comprehensively …

Interstitial lung diseases

M Wijsenbeek, A Suzuki, TM Maher - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Over 200 interstitial lung diseases, from ultra rare to relatively common, are recognised.
Most interstitial lung diseases are characterised by inflammation or fibrosis within the …

New insights into TGF-β/Smad signaling in tissue fibrosis

HH Hu, DQ Chen, YN Wang, YL Feng, G Cao… - Chemico-biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is considered as a crucial mediator in tissue fibrosis
and causes tissue scarring largely by activating its downstream small mother against …