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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Pulmonary fibrosis: Cellular and molecular events
Contributor:
Razzaque, Mohammed S.;
Taguchi, Takashi
Published:
Wiley, 2003
Published in:
Pathology International, 53 (2003) 3, Seite 133-145
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1046/j.1440-1827.2003.01446.x
ISSN:
1320-5463;
1440-1827
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Connective tissue remodeling of the interstitium is an important feature of chronic lung diseases encompassing interstitial inflammatory changes and subsequent pulmonary fibrosis. The early inflammatory phase is usually associated with the release of several cytokines and chemokines by activated resident cells and infiltrating cells which, in turn, help further recruit inflammatory mononuclear cells. Cytokines and growth factors secreted by inflammatory cells and by interstitial cells (fibroblasts and myofibroblasts) play an important role in the fibrogenic phase of pulmonary fibrosis by inducing matrix synthesis. In addition, matrix‐degrading enzymes and their inhibitors also contribute to extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling in pulmonary fibrosis. This review addresses the pathophysiology of wound healing and different phases of pulmonary fibrosis.