The UIP/IPF fibroblastic focus is a collagen biosynthesis factory embedded in a distinct extracellular matrix
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DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.156115
Abstract: Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a histological pattern characteristic of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The UIP pattern is patchy with histologically normal lung adjacent to dense fibrotic tissue. At this interface, fibroblastic foci (FF) are… read more here.
Keywords: extracellular matrix; collagen biosynthesis; uip ipf;