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Inter‐Organ Communication in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Systemic Modifiers of a Lung‐Centered Disease

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

A study in mice found that lung fibrosis is influenced by systemic factors like kidney function. This link may be due to immune or vascular issues.

Who did this work

Ruyan Wan (Henan Medical University) · Zixun Qin (First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University) · Zhixia Wang (First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University) · Kai Xu (First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-17
https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202603126