Human lung fibroblasts stimulated with TGF-β1 to detect extracellular collagen I (pink), alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) (green), and cell nuclei (blue) as a measure of matrix production and ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on March 3, 2026, titled "P38 MAPK is involved in epigenetic regulation of fibrotic genes in replication induced senescence in lung ...

NUDT21 regulates fibroblast senescence and is significantly decreased in aged and fibrotic lungs, impacting IPF progression. Alternative polyadenylation (APA) and NUDT21 downregulation enhance STAT3 ...

Piezo2 is increased in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Immunohistochemistry of nonfibrotic (left) and IPF (right) lung tissue demonstrating that Piezo2 (brown staining) is strongly present in ...

Researchers reveal critical mechanism behind idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease, ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured how smoking changes the mechanical behavior of human lung tissue.

“Pharmacological inhibition of p38 MAPK significantly reduced α-SMA and Col3A1 expression in both TGF-β1-stimulated fibroblasts and primary IPF cells” Led by Shan Zhu — with corresponding author Yan Y ...

Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting the expression or function of Piezo2, a receptor that senses mechanical ...