ReviewLung2017
Blood Biomarkers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Review in Lung, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.The European respiratory journal · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness and mechanism of metformin in animal models of pulmonary fibrosis: A preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Calprotectin, an available prognostic biomarker in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Pooled it
- Breath biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review.Respiratory research · 2019Pooled it
- Biomarkers associated with pulmonary exacerbations in a randomized trial of nintedanib for radiation pneumonitis.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2024Trial
- Serum metabolic profiling identified a distinct metabolic signature in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - a potential biomarker role for LysoPC.Respiratory research · 2018Trial
- Exosomes as Disease-Informed Nanoplatforms for Pulmonary Fibrosis: From Pathogenic Signaling to Precision Diagnosis and Therapy.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Recent advances in pulmonary fibrosis: from lung surfactant to the immune connection.Respiratory research · 2026Review
- Matrix metalloproteinases levels in induced sputum in IPF and CTD-ILD.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Circulating Fibrocytes: Cellular Mediators of Tissue Fibrosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Large scale plasma proteomic profiles improve prediction of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in general population.Respiratory research · 2025Article
- Design of an open-label extension trial of nerandomilast (BI 1015550) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRONEER™-ON).BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- A narrative review of the early diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with lung cancer.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
- Systemic Sclerosis with Interstitial Lung Disease: Identification of Novel Immunogenetic Markers and Ethnic Specificity in Kazakh Patients.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tissue-resident Klebsiella quasipneumoniae contributes to progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by triggering macrophages mitophagy in mice.Cell death discovery · 2025Article
- Evaluating the role of active TGF-β1 as inflammatory biomarker in Kashmiri (North-Indian) patients with systemic sclerosis: a case-control study.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Multiple serum biomarkers associate with mortality and interstitial lung disease progression in systemic sclerosis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Long Term Evaluation of Quantitative Cumulative Irradiation in Patients Suffering from ILDs.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Correlation of serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 levels with fibrosis score on high resolution chest tomography and pulmonary function parameters in treatment naïve Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and lethal lung disease of unknown origin whose incidence has been increasing over the latest decade partly as a consequence of population ageing. New anti-fibrotic therapy including pirfenidone and nintedanib have now proven efficacy in slowing down the disease. Nevertheless, diagnosis and follow-up of IPF remain challenging.
methodsThis review examines the recent literature on potentially useful blood molecular and cellular biomarkers in IPF. Most of the proposed biomarkers belong to chemokines (IL-8, CCL18), proteases (MMP-1 and MMP-7), and growth factors (IGBPs) families. Circulating T cells and fibrocytes have also gained recent interest in that respect. Up to now, though several interesting candidates are profiling there has not been a single biomarker, which proved to be specific of the disease and predictive of the evolution (decline of pulmonary function test values, risk of acute exacerbation or mortality).
conclusionLarge scale multicentric studies are eagerly needed to confirm the utility of these biomarkers.
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