Pulmonary osteoclast-like cells in silica induced pulmonary fibrosis
Y. Hasegawa, J. M. Franks, Y. Tanaka, Y. Uehara, D. F. Read, C. Williams, S. Srivatsan, L. B. Pitstick, N. M. Nikolaidis, C. M. Shaver, H. Wu, J. C. Gardner, A. R. Osterburg, J. J. Yu, E. J. Kopras, , F. X. McCormack
The paper investigates silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice, finding that silica triggers osteoclast-like differentiation of macrophages and monocytes, contributing to lung injury and fibrosis.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2023Pathology