Fibroblast heterogeneity has long been recognized in mouse and human lungs,
homeostasis, and disease states. However, there is no common consensus on fibroblast …

Sarcoidosis is a complex systemic disease with clinical heterogeneity based on varying
phenotypes and natural history. The detailed etiology of sarcoidosis remains unknown, but …

In untargeted metabolomics analysis, several factors (eg, unwanted experimental &
biological variations and technical errors) may hamper the identification of differential …

Rationale: Genetic variation plays a significant role in the etiology of sarcoidosis. However,
only a small fraction of its heritability has been explained so far. Objectives: To define further …

Transcriptome profiles in sarcoidosis and their potential ro... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Transcriptome profiles in sarcoidosis and their potential role in disease prediction …

Background Innate T helper type 2 (Th2) immune responses mediated by interleukin (IL)-33,
thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), and IL-25 have been shown to play an important role …

The transmembrane nerve injury-induced protein 1 (Ninjurin1 or Ninj1) is involved in
progressing inflammatory diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate a novel function of …

Pulmonary sarcoidosis (Sar) is an idiopathic disease histologically typified by non-caseating
epitheliod cell sarcoid granulomas. A cohort of 37 Sar patients with chronic persistent …

The effectiveness of corticosteroids (GCs) varies greatly in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). In
this study, we aimed to compare the gene expression profiles of patients with cryptogenic …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is associated with an increased risk for lung
cancer, but the underlying mechanisms driving malignant transformation remain largely …