Publications by authors named "Erik Eddie Suarez"
Sci Transl Med
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a severe lung disease characterized by the replacement of healthy lung tissue with dense fibrotic tissue, leading to progressive respiratory failure.
- Research utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing has uncovered a specific type of stem cell in IPF patients that is capable of converting normal lung cells into harmful myofibroblasts, suggesting a critical role in disease progression.
- Drug testing revealed that this profibrotic stem cell variant may be targeted with specific inhibitors, indicating potential new therapeutic approaches for treating IPF.
