Fibroblast/myofibroblast expansion is critical in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. To date, most research has focused on profibrotic mediators, whereas studies on antifibrotic factors are scanty. In this study, we ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a complex disease of unknown etiology which produces a progressive and irreversible destruction of the alveolar-capillary units leading ultimately to death from respiratory failure. For a ...