Chronic inflammation and lung fibrosis: pleotropic syndromes but limited distinct phenotypes
Gifford AH, Matsuoka M, Ghoda LY, Homer RJ, Enelow RI. Chronic inflammation and lung fibrosis: pleotropic syndromes but limited distinct phenotypes. Mucosal Immunology 2012, 5: 480-484. PMID: 22806097, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlveolitis, Extrinsic AllergicAnimalsArthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmunityFibrosisHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisModels, AnimalPhenotypePneumoniaSyndromeConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisClinical entityHypersensitivity pneumonitisLung diseaseLung fibrosisDifferent clinical presentationsDistinct phenotypesPostinflammatory fibrosisClinical presentationRheumatoid arthritisChronic inflammationClinical syndromeTherapeutic responseClinical diseaseMultiple potential reasonsFibrosisFibrotic phenotypeExperimental modelDiseaseSyndromeMatrix depositionPhenotypePhenotypic distinctionPneumonitis