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Sci Transl Med
January 2025
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease in which repetitive epithelial injury and incomplete alveolar repair result in accumulation of profibrotic intermediate/transitional "aberrant" epithelial cell states. The mechanisms leading to the emergence and persistence of aberrant epithelial populations in the distal lung remain incompletely understood. By interrogating single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from patients with IPF and a mouse model of repeated lung epithelial injury, we identified persistent activation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) signaling in these aberrant epithelial cells.
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December 2024
Department of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
Background/aim: Acute lung injury (ALI) is an important pathological process in acute respiratory distress syndrome; however, feasible and effective treatment strategies for ALI are limited. Recent studies have suggested that stem cell-derived exosomes can ameliorate ALI; however, there remains no consensus on the protocols used, including the route of administration. This study aimed to identify the appropriate route of administration of canine stem cell-derived exosomes (cSC-Exos) in ALI.
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November 2024
Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a medical condition that affects the lungs and causes scarring due to the deposition of excess fibrotic tissue. This is often preceded by various causes and can lead to long-term health consequences. The treatment of PF using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to correct lung damage and decrease inflammation is a current focus of research.
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November 2024
Paean Biotechnology, Inc., 5 Samil-daero 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04552, Republic of Korea.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a pulmonary disease characterized by excessive extracellular matrix protein deposition in the lung interstitium, subsequently causing respiratory failure. IPF still has a high medical unmet requirement due to the lack of effective treatments to inhibit disease progression. The etiology of IPF remains unclear, but mitochondrial dysfunction is considered to be associated with IPF development.
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December 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Introduction: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinically severe respiratory disorder that currently lacks specific and effective pharmacotherapy. The imbalance of M1/M2 macrophage polarization is pivotal in the initiation and progression of ALI. Shifting macrophage polarization from the proinflammatory M1 phenotype to the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype could be a potential therapeutic strategy.
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