Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein is crucial for the development of pulmonary fibrosis
Kim SH, Lee JY, Yoon CM, Shin HJ, Lee SW, Rosas I, Herzog E, Dela Cruz C, Kaminski N, Kang MJ. Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein is crucial for the development of pulmonary fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal 2020, 57: 2000652. PMID: 33093124, PMCID: PMC8559259, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00652-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDamage-associated molecular patternsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMAVS aggregationMultiple damage-associated molecular patternsExperimental pulmonary fibrosisMitochondrial antiviral signaling proteinInnate immune responseIPF patientsMAVS signalingIPF treatmentBleomycin injuryLung fibrosisTherapeutic effectImmune responseTherapeutic strategiesMAVS expressionFibrosisDanger signalsCritical mediatorMolecular patternsABT-263LungInjuryBH3 mimetics