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Matrix Remodeling in Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
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Kulkarni T
; O'Reilly P
; Antony VB
; Gaggar A
; Thannickal VJ
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol
2016[Jun]; 54
(6
): 751-60
PMID26741177
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Pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema are chronic lung diseases characterized by a
progressive decline in lung function, resulting in significant morbidity and
mortality. A hallmark of these diseases is recurrent or persistent alveolar
epithelial injury, typically caused by common environmental exposures such as
cigarette smoke. We propose that critical determinants of the outcome of the
injury-repair processes that result in fibrosis versus emphysema are mesenchymal
cell fate and associated extracellular matrix dynamics. In this review, we
explore the concept that regulation of mesenchymal cells under the influence of
soluble factors, in particular transforming growth factor-?1, and the
extracellular matrix determine the divergent tissue remodeling responses seen in
pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.