Acute and chronic respiratory diseases account for major causes of illness and deaths
worldwide. Recent developments of biotherapeutics opened a new era in the treatment and …

Airborne plastic particles have received increasing attention due to their ubiquity in the
atmosphere and potential human health risks. Previous studies have demonstrated that …

Although increasing used in the preclinical testing of new anti-fibrotic drugs, a thorough
validation of micro-computed tomography (CT) in pulmonary fibrosis models has not been …

Airway oscillometry has become the de facto standard for quality assessment of lung
physiology in laboratory animals and has demonstrated its usefulness in understanding …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive degenerative lung disease
leading to respiratory failure and death. Although anti-fibrotic drugs are now available for …

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important cause of acute lower respiratory infection
in children and adults worldwide. There are four genetic subgroups of HMPV and both …

Pulmonary fibrosis can be experimentally induced in small rodents by bleomycin. The
antibiotic is usually administered via the intratracheal or intranasal routes. In the present …

Abstract ZIP8 (SLC39A8) is a transmembrane divalent metal ion importer that is most highly
expressed in the lung and is inducible by inflammatory stimuli. In addition to zinc and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly disease with a poor prognosis and few
treatment options. Pathological remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is a key factor …

Multiple studies have addressed the vital role of Nod-like receptor protein 3
(NLRP3)/caspase-1/IL-1β signaling in asthma. Yet, the role of NLRP3/caspase-1 in toluene …