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ArticleNature genetics2024

Mapping spatially resolved transcriptomes in human and mouse pulmonary fibrosis.

Lovisa Franzén, Martina Olsson Lindvall, Michael Hühn, Victoria Ptasinski, Laura Setyo, Benjamin P Keith, Astrid Collin, Steven Oag, Thomas Volckaert, Annika Borde and 8 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. A practical toolbox for modelling fibrosis in vitro.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026
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  9. Multi-omics insights into the mechanisms and prognosis of IPF.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2026
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41 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

18 authors.

Lovisa Franzén *Safety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3755-718X
Martina Olsson Lindvall *Safety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Michael HühnTranslational Science and Experimental Medicine, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Victoria PtasinskiSafety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-6634
Laura SetyoPathology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Benjamin P KeithQuantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Astrid CollinAnimal Science and Technology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Steven OagAnimal Science and Technology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Thomas VolckaertBioscience In Vivo, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Annika BordeBioscience In Vivo, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Joakim LundebergDepartment of Gene Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4313-1601
Julia LindgrenTranslational Genomics, Centre for Genomics Research, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3566-2069
Graham BelfieldTranslational Genomics, Centre for Genomics Research, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sonya JacksonLate-Stage Development, Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Anna OllerstamSafety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Marianna StamouSafety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. marianna.stamou@astrazeneca.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-3229
Patrik L StåhlDepartment of Gene Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden. patrik.stahl@scilifelab.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-7370
Jorrit J HornbergSafety Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Funding

Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning (Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research) ID18-0094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Efforts to identify effective treatments are thwarted by limited understanding of IPF pathogenesis and poor translatability of available preclinical models. Here we generated spatially resolved transcriptome maps of human IPF (n = 4) and bleomycin-induced mouse pulmonary fibrosis (n = 6) to address these limitations. We uncovered distinct fibrotic niches in the IPF lung, characterized by aberrant alveolar epithelial cells in a microenvironment dominated by transforming growth factor beta signaling alongside predicted regulators, such as TP53 and APOE. We also identified a clear divergence between the arrested alveolar regeneration in the IPF fibrotic niches and the active tissue repair in the acutely fibrotic mouse lung. Our study offers in-depth insights into the IPF transcriptional landscape and proposes alveolar regeneration as a promising therapeutic strategy for IPF.

Indexed as

BleomycinIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisTranscriptomeAlveolar Epithelial CellsAnimalsApolipoproteins EDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingHumansLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRegenerationSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaApolipoproteins EBleomycinTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID38951642
PMCPMC11319205

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