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Schupp J, Manning E, Chioccioli M, Kamp J, Christian L, Ryu C, Herzog E, Kühnel M, Prasse A, Kaminski N, Jonigk D, Homer R, Neubert L, Ius F, stringJustet A, Hariri L, Seeliger B, Welte T, Knipe R, Gottlieb J. Alveolar Vascular Remodeling in Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: Replacement of Normal Lung Capillaries with COL15A1-Positive Endothelial Cells. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 819-822. PMID: 37552025, PMCID: PMC10563189, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0544le.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular-Parenchymal Cross-Talk Promotes Lung Fibrosis through BMPR2 Signaling.
Yanagihara T, Tsubouchi K, Zhou Q, Chong M, Otsubo K, Isshiki T, Schupp J, Sato S, Scallan C, Upagupta C, Revill S, Ayoub A, Chong S, Dvorkin-Gheva A, Kaminski N, Tikkanen J, Keshavjee S, Paré G, Guignabert C, Ask K, Kolb M. Vascular-Parenchymal Cross-Talk Promotes Lung Fibrosis through BMPR2 Signaling. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 207: 1498-1514. PMID: 36917778, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2174oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisVascular smooth muscle cellsAdvanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary hypertensionFibrotic lungsVascular remodelingEndothelial cellsPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseLung fibrosisDevelopment of PHConcomitant pulmonary hypertensionProgressive lung scarringPulmonary vascular remodelingFibrotic lung diseaseProgression of fibrosisActivation of VSMCsActive TGF-β1Fatal lung diseaseSmooth muscle cellsWhole-exome sequencingLung scarringEndothelial dysfunctionPoor prognosisFibrogenic effects