Pulmonary fibrosis: from mechanisms to therapies
Mengna Jiang,
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Wenxia Bu,
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Xuehai Wang
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et al.
Journal of Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: May 8, 2025
Pulmonary
fibrosis
(PF)
is
a
chronic,
progressive
interstitial
lung
disease
characterized
by
excessive
deposition
of
extracellular
matrix
(ECM)
and
abnormal
fibroblast
proliferation,
which
mainly
caused
air
pollution,
smoking,
aging,
occupational
exposure,
environmental
pollutants
microbial
infections.
Although
antifibrotic
agents
such
as
pirfenidone
nintedanib,
approved
the
United
States
(US)
Food
Drug
Administration
(FDA),
can
slow
decline
in
function
progression,
their
side
effects
delivery
inefficiency
limit
overall
prognosis
PF.
Therefore,
there
an
urgent
need
to
develop
effective
therapeutic
targets
approaches
for
PF
clinical
settings.
This
review
provides
overview
pathogenic
mechanisms,
drug
targeting
signaling
pathways,
promising
strategies
treating
Language: Английский
Investigating the biology of microRNA links to ALDH1A1 reveals candidates for preclinical testing in acute myeloid leukemia
International Journal of Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
65(6)
Published: Oct. 30, 2024
Aldehyde
dehydrogenase
1
family
member
A1
(ALDH1A1)
is
a
of
the
aldehyde
gene
subfamily
that
encode
enzymes
with
ability
to
oxidize
retinaldehyde.
It
was
recently
shown
high
ALDH1A1
RNA
abundance
correlates
poor
prognosis
in
acute
myeloid
leukemia
(AML).
AML
hematopoietic
malignancy
associated
morbidity
and
mortality
rates.
Although
there
are
number
agents
inhibit
ALDH
activity,
it
would
be
crucial
develop
methodologies
for
adjustable
genetic
interference,
which
permit
interventions
on
several
oncogenic
pathways
parallel.
Intervention
multiple
theoretically
possible
microRNAs
(miRNAs
or
miRs),
class
small
non‑coding
RNAs
have
emerged
as
key
regulators
expression
AML.
A
miRNAs
interfere
directly
solid
tumor
cells,
these
can
evaluated
model
systems.
There
indications
few
actually
do
an
association
disease
course,
rendering
them
promising
target
intervention
cells.
Language: Английский