Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Lee CT , Wang PH , Cheng SL, DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S523149 Background:  Research has demonstrated that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a negative prognostic factor for patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The long-term…[...]

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The Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Scoping Review

Elena Silverstein • Michael Richmann • Delaney Tyl • et. al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74611  Abstract Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a medical condition that affects the lungs and causes scarring due to the deposition of excess fibrotic tissue. This…[...]

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Molecular mechanisms of COVID-19-induced pulmonary fibrosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Authors: Peng Pi1† Zhipeng Zeng1† Liqing Zeng1 Bing Han1 Xizhe Bai2 Shousheng Xu3*Front. Pharmacol., 03 August 2023, Sec. Respiratory Pharmacology, Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1218059 As the outbreak of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory…[...]

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Understanding the burden of interstitial lung disease post-COVID-19: the UK Interstitial Lung Disease-Long COVID Study (UKILD-Long COVID)

Jim M Wild1, Joanna C Porter2,3,4, Philip L Molyneaux5,6, Peter M George5,6, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1340-2688Iain Stewart5, Richard James Allen7, Raminder Aul8, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-793XJohn Kenneth Baillie9, Shaney L Barratt10, Paul Beirne11, Stephen M Bianchi12, John F Blaikley13,14, Jonathan Brooke15,16,17, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3325-6996Nazia Chaudhuri14,18, Guilhem Collier1, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7695-325XEmma K Denneny2,3,4, Annemarie Docherty19, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-6464Laura Fabbri5, Michael…[...]

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