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ReviewAnnals of the American Thoracic Society2017

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Sunad Rangarajan, Karen Bernard, Victor J Thannickal

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Review in Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Aging, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and allergen-induced pulmonary responses in mice.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025
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  18. ANT1 and the SASP: Beyond the Bioenergetic Void.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2023
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  19. Mitochondria in health, disease, and aging.Physiological reviews · 2023
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sunad RangarajanDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5313-4828
Karen BernardDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7205-1363
Victor J ThannickalDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4266-8677
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Therapeutic Targeting of the Myofibroblast in Fibrotic Lung DiseaseP01HL114470 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI THANNICKAL, VICTOR J. · 2013 to 2022
$17.8M
Myofibroblast Senescence in Pulmonary FibrosisR01AG046210 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI THANNICKAL, VICTOR J. · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
Mitochondrial UCP2 in Age-Related Lung FibrosisK08HL135399 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI RANGARAJAN, SUNAD · 2017 to 2021
$841k
Sirtuins in Lung Aging and FibrosisI01BX003056 · VA · SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA VETERANS HEALTH CARE · PI THANNICKAL, VICTOR J. · 2016 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX003056NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL135399NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL114470NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aging of the human population has resulted in an unprecedented increase in the incidence and prevalence of age-related diseases, including those of the lung. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease of aging, and is characterized by a progressive decline in lung function and high mortality. Recent studies suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction, which can accompany aging phenotypes, may contribute to the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In this review, we explore current evidence for mitochondrial dysfunction in alveolar epithelial cells, fibroblasts, and immune cells that participate in the fibrotic process. Further, the fates of these cell populations and the potential to target mitochondrial dysfunction as a therapeutic strategy are discussed.

Indexed as

AgingAlveolar Epithelial CellsFibroblastsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLungMitochondriaagingmitochondrial dysfunctionpulmonary fibrosis

Identifiers

PMID29161077
PMCPMC5711275
OpenAlexW2768689140

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