Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology, usually occurring between 50-70 years of age. Clinically, it is characterized by an insidious onset of breathlessness with exertion and a nonproductive cough, leading to progressive DYSPNEA. Pathological features show scant interstitial inflammation, patchy collagen fibrosis, prominent fibroblast proliferation foci, and microscopic honeycomb change.
| Descriptor ID |
D054990
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.487.500 C08.381.765.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibroses
- Pulmonary Fibroses, Idiopathic
- Familial Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasia
- Dysplasia, Fibrocystic Pulmonary
- Dysplasias, Fibrocystic Pulmonary
- Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasias
- Pulmonary Dysplasia, Fibrocystic
- Pulmonary Dysplasias, Fibrocystic
- Fibrosing Alveolitis, Cryptogenic
- Hamman-Rich Disease
- Disease, Hamman-Rich
- Diseases, Hamman-Rich
- Hamman Rich Disease
- Hamman-Rich Diseases
- Interstitial Pneumonitis, Usual
- Interstitial Pneumonitides, Usual
- Pneumonitides, Usual Interstitial
- Pneumonitis, Usual Interstitial
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonitides
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Interstitial Pneumonia, Usual
- Interstitial Pneumonias, Usual
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonias
- Idiopathic Fibrosing Alveolitis, Chronic Form
- Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis
- Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitides
- Fibrosing Alveolitides, Cryptogenic
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Familial
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Prognostic Significance of Peripheral Blood Monocyte Count Among a National Cohort of Veterans with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jan 01; 23(1):56-62.
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A deep generative model for deciphering cellular dynamics and in silico drug discovery in complex diseases. Nat Biomed Eng. 2025 Dec; 9(12):2155-2180.
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Calcium-Sensing Receptor as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomolecules. 2025 Apr 01; 15(4).
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Influence of lung extracellular matrix from non-IPF and IPF donors on primary human lung fibroblast biology. Biomater Sci. 2025 Mar 25; 13(7):1721-1741.
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Scrotal Malakoplakia in a Post-Lung Transplant Patient: A Case Report. Int J Surg Pathol. 2025 Sep; 33(6):1495-1498.
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Persistent microbial infections and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - an insight into non-typeable Haemophilus influenza pathogenesis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2024; 14:1479801.
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Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) receptor amplifies pathogenic activation of fibroblasts in lung fibrosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Dec 10; 121(50):e2401899121.
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Aging-Associated Metabolite Methylmalonic Acid Increases Susceptibility to Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Pathol. 2024 08; 194(8):1478-1493.
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Alveolar Epithelial Cell Dysfunction in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Linked to Lipid Alterations: Therapeutic Implications. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2024 Apr; 70(4):233-234.
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Design of the STRIVE-IPF trial- study of therapeutic plasma exchange, rituximab, and intravenous immunoglobulin for acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. BMC Pulm Med. 2024 Mar 20; 24(1):143.