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SUBMITTER: Cores J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6430052 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cores Jhon J Hensley M Taylor MT Kinlaw Kathryn K Rikard S Michaela SM Dinh Phuong-Uyen PU Paudel Dipti D Tang Junnan J Vandergriff Adam C AC Allen Tyler A TA Li Yazhou Y Liu Jianhua J Niu Bo B Chi Yuepeng Y Caranasos Thomas T Lobo Leonard J LJ Cheng Ke K
Stem cells translational medicine 20170807 10
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating interstitial lung disease characterized by the relentless deposition of extracellular matrix causing lung distortions and dysfunctions. The prognosis after detection is merely 3-5 years and the only two Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs treat the symptoms, not the disease, and have numerous side effects. Stem cell therapy is a promising treatment strategy for pulmonary fibrosis. Current animal and clinical studies focus on the use of adipo ...[more]