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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bueno M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7251240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Redox biology 20200319
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating lung disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by deposition of extracellular matrix proteins, like collagen and fibronectin in the lung interstitium leading to respiratory failure. Our understanding of the pathobiology underlying IPF is still incomplete; however, it is accepted that aging is a major risk factor in the disease while growing evidence suggests that the mitochondria plays an important role in the initiation and progression ...[more]