Pulmonary Fibrosis Ferret Model Demonstrates Sustained Fibrosis, Restrictive Physiology, and Aberrant Repair
Jacelyn E. Peabody Lever, Qian Li, Nikoleta Pavelková, Shah Saddad Hussain, Sayan Bakshi, Janna Ren, L. I. Jones, Kajal Jadhav, Jared P. Kennemur, Mason Weupe, Javier Campos, Liping Tang, Jeremie M. Lever, Dezhi Wang, Denise D. Stanford, , Steven Mark Rowe
This study shows that bleomycin-exposed ferrets develop sustained pulmonary fibrosis, restrictive lung physiology, and airway remodeling similar to human IPF.
npj Regenerative Medicine · Nov 27, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology