ArticleInflammation2024
IRF4 Participates in Pulmonary Fibrosis Induced by Silica Particles through Regulating Macrophage Polarization and Fibroblast Activation.
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- The impact of macrophage metabolism on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis development and treatment prospectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Interferon regulatory factor 4 as a context-dependent regulator of inflammation: transcriptional and epigenetic control, skin diseases, and translational challenges.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Senescent Fibroblasts Drive FAP/OLN Imbalance Through mTOR Signaling to Exacerbate Inflammation and Bone Resorption in Periodontitis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Trigonelline hydrochloride attenuates silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis by orchestrating fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- Fibroblast: A Novel Target for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Skin Diseases Therapeutics.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Long-term exposure to silica dust can cause silicosis, which is characterized by chronic progressive inflammatory injury, fibroblast activation, and the deposition of extracellular matrix. IRF4 is involved in immune response. However, the potential regulation of IRF4 in silicosis and pulmonary fibrosis remains largely unexplored. In this study, RNA-seq analysis identified the upregulated expression of IRF4 in fibrotic lung tissues of mice exposed to silica particles. And we verified the increased expression of IRF4 in SiO
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