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Interstitial lung disease |
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Interstitial lung disease About 180 diseases fall into this category of breathing disorders. Injury or foreign substances in the lungs (such as asbestos fibers) as well as infections, cancers, or inherited disorders may cause the diseases. They can lead to breathing or heart failure. Mentioned in: Chest X Ray |
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In addition, lung fibrosis may be associated with rheumatoid and collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Analyzing transcriptional regulation using location analysis microarrays is a major aspect of our research into the basic mechanism of lung fibrosis," said Naftali Kaminski, M. Preclinical models of acute lung fibrosis demonstrate that CTGF acts synergistically with other factors, such as transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), and pathological conditions to induce extensive collagen deposition and massive scarring. |
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