Reconfiguring the macrophage-centric intercellular network in pulmonary fibrosis: Emerging perspectives and therapeutic opportunities.
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) encompasses a spectrum of progressive and irreversible interstitial lung diseases characterized by a notably poor prognosis. The principal pathological features of PF include recurrent injury to the alveolar epithelium, aberrant accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, and disrupti...