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ArticleSarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG2021

Microbiota and IPF: hidden and detected relationships.

Alessio Fabbrizzi, Giulia Nannini, Federico Lavorini, Sara Tomassetti, Amedeo Amedei

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Article in Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Human Respiratory Microbiome: Current Understandings and Future Directions.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2023
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  5. Persistent microbial infections and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - an insight intoFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessio FabbrizziDepartment of Respiratory Physiopathology, Palagi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Giulia NanniniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Federico LavoriniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Sara TomassettiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Amedeo AmedeiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
University of Florence · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung microbiota (LM) is an interesting new way to consider and redesign pathogenesis and possible therapeutic approach to many lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which is an interstitial pneumonia with bad prognosis. Chronic inflammation is the basis but probably not the only cause of lung fibrosis and although the risk factors are not completely clear, endogenous factors (e.g. gastroesophageal reflux) and environmental factors like cigarette smoking, industrial dusts, and precisely microbial agents could contribute to the IPF development. It is well demonstrated that many bacteria can cause epithelial cell injuries in the airways through induction of a host immune response or by activating flogosis mediators following a chronic, low-level antigenic stimulus. This persistent host response could influence fibroblast responsiveness suggesting that LM may play a role in repetitive alveolar injury in IPF. We reviewed literature regarding not only bacteria but also the role of virome and mycobiome in IPF. In fact, some viruses such as hepatitis C virus or certain fungi could be etiological agents or co-factors in the IPF progress. We aim to illustrate how the cross-talk between different local microbiotas throughout specific axis and immune modulation governed by microorganisms could be at the basis of lung dysfunctions and IPF development. Finally, since the future direction of medicine will be personalized, we suggest that the analysis of LM could be a goal to research new therapies also in IPF.

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisImmune ResponseLung microbiota

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PMCPMC8552575
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