The role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pulmonary fibrosis: lessons from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and COVID-19

Abstract Despite the tremendous advancements in the knowledge of the pathophysiology and clinical aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, still many issues remain unanswered, especially in the long-term effects. Mounting evidence suggests that pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is one of the most severe complications...

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Published in:	Cell Communication and Signaling
Main Authors:	Reyhaneh Niayesh-Mehr, Mojtaba Kalantar, Giulio Bontempi, Claudia Montaldo, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Abdolamir Allameh, Ghader Babaei, Faezeh Seif, Raffaele Strippoli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) COVID-19 Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) Mesothelial to mesenchymal transition (MMT)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-024-01925-y