Therapeutic potential of targeting kinase inhibition in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

• Published in: Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 269 - 276
• Main Authors: Kim, Suji, Lim, Jae Hyang, Woo, Chang-Hoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Kinase; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Fibrosis; Transforming growth factor beta

Fibrosis is characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix components. The fibrotic process ultimately leads to organ dysfunction and failure in chronic inflammatory and metabolic diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, advanced kidney disease, and liver cirrhosis. Idiopathic pulmonary...