The clinical importance of interstitial lung abnormality (ILA) is increasingly recognized. In
July 2020, the Fleischner Society published a position paper about ILA. The purposes of this …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating, age-related lung disease of unknown cause
that has few treatment options. This disease was once thought to be a chronic inflammatory …

The term interstitial lung abnormalities refers to specific CT findings that are potentially
compatible with interstitial lung disease in patients without clinical suspicion of the disease …

Importance Interstitial lung abnormalities have been associated with lower 6-minute walk
distance, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, and total lung capacity. However, to our …

A growing body of evidence indicates that aberrant activation of alveolar epithelial cells and
fibroblasts in an aging lung plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary …

Background: Recommendations regarding key aspects related to the diagnosis and
pharmacological treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) were recently published …

Purpose To determine the prevalence of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) at initial
computed tomography (CT) examination and the rate of progression of ILAs on 2-year follow …

Objective To evaluate the presence of pulmonary abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)–
related autoantibody–positive subjects without inflammatory arthritis. Methods Forty‐two …

Aging is an inevitable and complex natural phenomenon due to the increase in age. Cellular
senescence means a non-proliferative but viable cellular physiological state. It is the basis of …

Molecular biomarkers are highly desired in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), where they
hold the potential to elucidate underlying disease mechanisms, accelerated drug …