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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Oh CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3289849 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pulmonary medicine 20120219
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown etiology with considerable morbidity and mortality. Cigarette smoking is one of the most recognized risk factors for development of IPF. Furthermore, recent work suggests that smoking may have a detrimental effect on survival of patients with IPF. The mechanism by which smoking may contribute to the pathogenesis of IPF is largely unknown. However, accumulating evidence suggests that increased oxidative stress might promote disease progr ...[more]