The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a worldwide concern at the beginning of
2020 and has affected millions. Several previous studies revealed the impact of the …

Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and ultimately fatal lung disease, exhibiting the
excessive production of extracellular matrix and aberrant activation of fibroblast. While …

Inhaled toxicants are used for diverse purposes, ranging from industrial applications such as
agriculture, sanitation, and fumigation to crowd control and chemical warfare, and acute …

Objective To examine the anti-inflammatory effects and potential mechanisms of polypeptide
from Moschus (PPM) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced THP-1 macrophages and BALB/c …

Carbon black (CB), a component of environmental particulate pollution derived from carbon
sources, poses a significant threat to human health, particularly in the context of lung-related …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The Compendium of Materia Medica and the
Classic of Materia Medica, the two most prominent records of traditional Chinese medicine …

Pulmonary fibrosis is the end-stage change of a large class of lung diseases characterized
by the proliferation of fibroblasts and the accumulation of a large amount of extracellular …

Macrophage‑inducible C‑type lectin receptor (Mincle) is predominantly found on antigen‑
presenting cells. It can recognize specific ligands when stimulated by certain pathogens …

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a terminal change of a lung disease that is marked by damage to
alveolar epithelial cells, abnormal proliferative transformation of fibroblasts, excessive …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and progressive respiratory disease whose
diagnosis and physiopathogenesis are still poorly understood and for which, until recently …