Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common and severe of the idiopathic interstitial
pneumonias, is a chronic and relentlessly progressive disease, which occurs mostly in …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a clinically recognized group of diseases that all result in the
scarring of the lung interstitium, also termed pulmonary fibrosis. 1, 2 Causes of ILD vary from …

TRF1 is an essential component of the telomeric protective complex or shelterin. We
previously showed that dysfunctional telomeres in alveolar type II (ATII) cells lead to …

Sex differences exist for many lung pathologies, including COVID-19 and pulmonary
fibrosis, but the mechanistic basis for this remains unclear. Alveolar type 2 cells (AT2s) …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease that impairs lung mechanical
properties due to dysregulated extracellular matrix remodeling. Lung function assessment is …

Objective To investigate the potential relationship between common nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), genetic susceptibility and all-cause dementia (ACD) …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) refer to a heterogeneous and complex group of conditions
characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, or both, in the interstitium of the lungs. This results in …

Understanding the roles of sex and gender in autoimmune lung diseases is central to the
advancement of science in this field. Although it is well known that most autoimmune …

Objectives The aim of this study was to study clinical and biological differences between
men and women with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) in China and perform a literature …

Purpose Cerebral hypoxia may exacerbate the perception of fatigue. We previously
demonstrated that exercise-related hypoxemia, a hallmark of fibrotic interstitial lung disease …