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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