2023
Understanding Interstitial Lung Diseases Associated with Connective Tissue Disease (CTD-ILD): Genetics, Cellular Pathophysiology, and Biologic Drivers
Chiang G, Parimon T. Understanding Interstitial Lung Diseases Associated with Connective Tissue Disease (CTD-ILD): Genetics, Cellular Pathophysiology, and Biologic Drivers. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 2405. PMID: 36768729, PMCID: PMC9917355, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseLung diseaseRisk factorsLung fibrosisSystemic autoimmune disorderConnective tissue diseaseFibrotic lung diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCommon risk factorsPre-clinical modelsLung fibroblast proliferationEnvironmental risk factorsPrimary pathogenic mechanismDisease biomarkersInflammatory cascadePulmonary fibrosisTissue diseaseAutoimmune disordersProfibrotic pathwaysDisease prognosticationPathogenetic mechanismsTargeted therapyCell dysfunctionEarly diagnosis
2022
PROTEIN BIOMARKERS AS PREDICTORS OF DISEASE PROGRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS-ASSOCIATED INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
CHIANG G, ROMERO T, ELASHOFF D, MASTALI M, VAN EYK J, BOIN F, CHEN P, ZAMAN T. PROTEIN BIOMARKERS AS PREDICTORS OF DISEASE PROGRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS-ASSOCIATED INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE. CHEST Journal 2022, 162: a1311. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.08.1047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) in an Adolescent
Chiang G, Lee C, Marchevsky A, Lewis M. Severe Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) in an Adolescent. Case Reports In Pulmonology 2022, 2022: 7757776. PMID: 35982826, PMCID: PMC9381257, DOI: 10.1155/2022/7757776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonspecific interstitial pneumoniaInterstitial pneumoniaChildhood interstitial lung diseaseBilateral interstitial infiltratesCourse of steroidsHypoxemic respiratory failureInterstitial lung diseaseCritical care unitsYears of ageRespiratory failureAutoimmune serologyLaboratory workupCare unitInterstitial infiltratesLung diseasePneumoniaPartial recoveryChildrenInfiltratesBronchoscopyAdmissionSerologyWorkupYearsSteroids