# Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/interstitial-lung-diseases-and-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,232,782 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, management, and pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and fatal lung disease. It covers evidence-based guidelines, cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosis, therapeutic translation, treatment trials with drugs like pirfenidone and nintedanib, as well as the role of myofibroblasts and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung fibrosis. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10870 |
| Works | 84,119 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Simon I Hay](https://scholariq.org/researchers/simon-i-hay/)
- [Jost B. Jonas](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jost-b-jonas/)
- [Shizuo Akira](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shizuo-akira/)
- [Cyrus Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cyrus-cooper/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Farshad Farzadfar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/farshad-farzadfar/)
- [Matthew Meyerson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthew-meyerson/)
- [Rakhi Dandona](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rakhi-dandona/)
- [Mark I. McCarthy](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-i-mccarthy/)
- [Lalit Dandona](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lalit-dandona/)
- [Gordon B. Mills](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-b-mills/)
- [Carlo La Vecchia](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carlo-la-vecchia/)

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