Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an update on pathogenesis

Q Mei, Z Liu, H Zuo, Z Yang, J Qu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, lethal fibrotic lung disease that occurs
primarily in middle-aged and elderly adults. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality …

Extracellular matrix as a driver of progressive fibrosis

J Herrera, CA Henke, PB Bitterman - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2018 - jci.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is dynamically tuned to optimize physiological function. Its
major properties, including composition and mechanics, profoundly influence cell biology …

IL-10 improves cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction by stimulating M2 macrophage polarization and fibroblast activation

M Jung, Y Ma, RP Iyer, KY DeLeon-Pennell… - Basic research in …, 2017 - Springer
Inflammation resolution is important for scar formation following myocardial infarction (MI)
and requires the coordinated actions of macrophages and fibroblasts. In this study, we …

PINK1 deficiency impairs mitochondrial homeostasis and promotes lung fibrosis

M Bueno, YC Lai, Y Romero, J Brands… - The Journal of clinical …, 2015 - jci.org
Although aging is a known risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the pathogenic
mechanisms that underlie the effects of advancing age remain largely unexplained. Some …

Pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

PJ Wolters, HR Collard, KD Jones - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrosing interstitial lung disease associated with
aging that is characterized by the histopathological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage Akt1 kinase-mediated mitophagy modulates apoptosis resistance and pulmonary fibrosis

JL Larson-Casey, JS Deshane, AJ Ryan… - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating lung disorder with increasing incidence.
Mitochondrial oxidative stress in alveolar macrophages is directly linked to pulmonary …

Fibrotic extracellular matrix activates a profibrotic positive feedback loop

MW Parker, D Rossi, M Peterson, K Smith… - The Journal of clinical …, 2014 - jci.org
Pathological remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by fibroblasts leads to organ
failure. Development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by a progressive …

Integrating mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis

TA Wynn - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2011 - rupress.org
Pulmonary fibrosis is a highly heterogeneous and lethal pathological process with limited
therapeutic options. Although research on the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis has …

Pulmonary fibrosis: patterns and perpetrators

PW Noble, CE Barkauskas, D Jiang - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2012 - jci.org
Pulmonary fibrosis occurs in a variety of clinical settings, constitutes a major cause of
morbidity and mortality, and represents an enormous unmet medical need. However, the …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

TE King, A Pardo, M Selman - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating, age-related lung disease of unknown cause
that has few treatment options. This disease was once thought to be a chronic inflammatory …