| Literature DB >> 30997832 |
Xuefeng Xu1, Sa Luo2,3, Biyun Li2,3, Huaping Dai2,3, Jinglan Zhang1.
Abstract
IMPACT STATEMENT: Our work focused on alveolar epithelial cells (AECs)-derived type-2 cytokine (interleukin [IL]-25) in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We showed that IL-25 and IL-17BR (IL-25's receptor) is upregulated in lung tissues (especially in AECs and lung fibroblasts) of IPF patients and contributes to lung fibrosis by directly activating lung fibroblasts and modulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of AECs. We suggest that IL-25 may be one of the master switches hidden in the milieu of abnormal epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk. Treatment targeting IL-25 may be the potential and novel method for IPF patients.Entities:
Keywords: Alveolar epithelial cells; fibroblasts; interleukin-25; lung fibrosis; murine model
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30997832 PMCID: PMC6567590 DOI: 10.1177/1535370219843827
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Biol Med (Maywood) ISSN: 1535-3699