Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, management, and pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and fatal lung disease. It covers evidence-based guidelines, cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosis, therapeutic translation, treatment trials with drugs like pirfenidone and nintedanib, as well as the role of myofibroblasts and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung fibrosis.
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idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; interstitial lung disease; pulmonary fibrosis; hypersensitivity pneumonitis; antifibrotic therapy; high-resolution computed tomography; usual interstitial pneumonia; bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis; nintedanib; pirfenidone; bleomycin-induced lung injury; drug-induced lung injury; lung fibroblasts; diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; open lung biopsy; lung biopsy; pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; cryptogenic organizing pneumonia; connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease; honeycombing; forced vital capacity decline; bleomycin-induced fibrosis; drug-induced lung disease
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Morton address: 36240729106689442 · morton4x16-v1
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