Lung microbiome: new insights into the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases

R Li, J Li, X Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2024‏ - nature.com
The lungs were long thought to be sterile until technical advances uncovered the presence
of the lung microbial community. The microbiome of healthy lungs is mainly derived from the …

Immune-checkpoint inhibitors: long-term implications of toxicity

DB Johnson, CA Nebhan, JJ Moslehi… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The development of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has heralded a new era in cancer
treatment, enabling the possibility of long-term survival in patients with metastatic disease …

Pathogenic mechanisms underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

BJ Moss, SW Ryter, IO Rosas - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2022‏ - annualreviews.org
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) involves a complex interplay of cell
types and signaling pathways. Recurrent alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) injury may occur in …

Challenges of sarcoidosis and its management

M Drent, ED Crouser, J Grunewald - New England Journal of …, 2021‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a lung disease of unknown cause characterized by noncaseating
granulomas; the heart and nervous system may also be involved. It is often misdiagnosed; …

Targeting STAT3 in cancer immunotherapy

S Zou, Q Tong, B Liu, W Huang, Y Tian, X Fu - Molecular cancer, 2020‏ - Springer
As a point of convergence for numerous oncogenic signaling pathways, signal transducer
and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is central in regulating the anti-tumor immune …

Transforming growth factor–β in tissue fibrosis

NG Frangogiannis - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2020‏ - rupress.org
TGF-β is extensively implicated in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. In fibrotic lesions, spatially
restricted generation of bioactive TGF-β from latent stores requires the cooperation of …

Shared and distinct mechanisms of fibrosis

JHW Distler, AH Györfi, M Ramanujam… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Fibrosis is defined as an excessive deposition of connective tissue components and can
affect virtually every organ system, including the skin, lungs, liver and kidney. Fibrotic tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal aberrant lymphoid developmental programs driving granuloma formation

T Krausgruber, A Redl, D Barreca, K Doberer… - Immunity, 2023‏ - cell.com
Granulomas are lumps of immune cells that can form in various organs. Most granulomas
appear unstructured, yet they have some resemblance to lymphoid organs. To better …

Therapeutically exploiting STAT3 activity in cancer—using tissue repair as a road map

J Huynh, A Chand, D Gough, M Ernst - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019‏ - nature.com
The tightly orchestrated temporal and spatial control of signal transducer and activator of
transcription 3 (STAT3) activity in epithelial, immune and stromal cells is critical for wound …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary fibrosis as a result of acute lung inflammation: molecular mechanisms, relevant in vivo models, prognostic and therapeutic approaches

IA Savin, MA Zenkova, AV Sen'kova - International journal of molecular …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic progressive lung disease that steadily leads to lung
architecture disruption and respiratory failure. The development of pulmonary fibrosis is …