Serum mitochondrial DNA predicts the risk of acute exacerbation and progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sakamoto K, Furukawa T, Yamano Y, Kataoka K, Teramachi R, Walia A, Suzuki A, Inoue M, Nakahara Y, Ryu C, Hashimoto N, Kondoh Y. Serum mitochondrial DNA predicts the risk of acute exacerbation and progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal 2020, 57: 2001346. PMID: 32855220, PMCID: PMC8177039, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01346-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAcute exacerbationPulmonary fibrosisDisease progressionFatal interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseSerum mitochondrial DNAAccepted biomarkersClinical deteriorationMedian survivalDeadly complicationDisease courseLethal complicationLung functionLung diseaseUnknown etiologyExacerbationUnmet needProgressionComplicationsRapid deteriorationPatientsFibrosisDevastating diseaseDisease