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ArticleAutophagy2026

Autocrine SFRP2 (secreted frizzled related protein 2) enhances lung myofibroblast fibrogenic activity by suppressing PINK1-mediated mitophagy initiation.

Yingying Lin, Tianxiang Lei, Yifan Jia, Meiling Yao, Xiaofeng Wang, Shaojie Huang, Zhongxing Wang, Xiaofan Lai

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Yingying LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Tianxiang LeiDepartment of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Yifan JiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Meiling YaoDepartment of Neurology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiaofeng WangCenter for Precise Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Shaojie HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Zhongxing WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiaofan LaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

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Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal interstitial lung disease driven by persistent activation of pulmonary myofibroblasts, but the regulatory mechanisms sustaining this pathological state remain incompletely understood. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), we identified SFRP2 (secreted frizzled related protein 2) as a critical mediator of profibrotic myofibroblasts in IPF lungs. Functional studies revealed that SFRP2 acted in an autocrine manner to promote myofibroblast activation and extracellular matrix (ECM) production. Mechanistically, SFRP2 activated FZD5-mediated non-canonical WNT-Ca

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Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMitophagyMyofibroblastsSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsAnimalsBleomycinHumansLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaBleomycinSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsSFRP2 protein, humanSfrp2 protein, mouseExtracellular matrixidiopathic pulmonary fibrosismitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesmyofibroblast fibrogenic activityPINK1-mediated mitophagyWNT-Ca2+ signaling

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PMCPMC13185440

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