Therapeutic strategies targeting pro-fibrotic macrophages in interstitial lung disease

T Isshiki, M Vierhout, S Naiel, P Ali… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the representative phenotype of interstitial lung disease
where severe scarring develops in the lung interstitium. Although antifibrotic treatments are …

Emerging opportunities to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Design, discovery, and optimizations of small-molecule drugs targeting fibrogenic pathways

W Luo, Y Gu, S Fu, J Wang, J Zhang, Y Wang - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common fibrotic form of idiopathic diffuse lung
disease. Due to limited treatment options, IPF patients suffer from poor survival. About ten …

Macrophage polarization in tissue fibrosis

H Yang, H Cheng, R Dai, L Shang, X Zhang, H Wen - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Fibrosis can occur in all major organs with relentless progress, ultimately leading to organ
failure and potentially death. Unfortunately, current clinical treatments cannot prevent or …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated analysis of ATAC-seq and RNA-seq unveils the role of ferroptosis in PM2. 5-induced asthma exacerbation

Y Zhang, M Jiang, Y Xiong, L Zhang, A Xiong… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background PM2. 5 exposure increases asthma exacerbation risk and worsens airway
inflammation and mucus secretion, but the underlying mechanisms, especially the …

Emerging role of immune cells as drivers of pulmonary fibrosis

SE Mutsaers, T Miles, CM Prêle, GF Hoyne - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and
other forms of interstitial lung disease, involves a complex interplay of various factors …

The interplay of Cxcl10+/Mmp14+ monocytes and Ccl3+ neutrophils proactively mediates silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis

D Cheng, W Lian, T Wang, S Xi, X Jia, Z Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a fatal occupational disease with limited therapeutic options, molecular mechanisms
underpinning silicosis are still undefined. Herein, single-cell RNA sequencing of the lung …

[HTML][HTML] MMP14high macrophages orchestrate progressive pulmonary fibrosis in SR-Ag-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis

D Peng, J Li, Y Li, L Bai, A Xiong, X He, X Li… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP) is a fatal interstitial pulmonary disease with
limited treatment options. Lung macrophages are a heterogeneous cell population that …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveals that PTPRG activates the m6A methyltransferase VIRMA to block mitophagy-mediated neuronal death in …

D Zou, X Huang, Y Lan, M Pan, J Xie, Q Huang… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neuronal death is one of the key pathologies in Alzheimer's disease (AD). How neuronal
death begins in AD is far from clear, so clarifying this process may help develop effective …

The biological significance of cuproptosis-key gene MTF1 in pan-cancer and its inhibitory effects on ROS-mediated cell death of liver hepatocellular carcinoma

L Song, R Zeng, K Yang, W Liu, Z Xu, F Kang - Discover Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Metal regulatory transcription factor 1 (MTF1) has been reported to be correlated with
several human diseases, especially like cancers. Exploring the underlying mechanisms and …

Transcriptome analysis for the screening of hub genes and potential drugs in hypersensitivity pneumonitis

S Dasgupta, SS Das, A Kar, P Choudhury, I Mitra… - Human Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), an immune-mediated subtype of interstitial lung diseases
(ILDs), is mediated by repetitive inhalation of certain antigens. Transcriptomic signatures …