Wilms tumor 1 impairs apoptotic clearance of fibroblasts in distal fibrotic lung lesions
Harshavardhana H. Ediga, Chanukya P. Vemulapalli, Vishwaraj Sontake, Pradeep Kumar Patel, Hikaru Miyazaki, Dimitry Popov, Martin Borch Jensen, Anil Goud Jegga, Steven Kenneth Huang, Christoph Englert, Andreas Schedl, Nishant Gupta, Francis X. McCormack, Satish Kumar Madala
This study shows WT1 promotes fibroblast survival and ECM production in IPF by impairing apoptotic clearance.
Journal of Clinical Investigation · Jun 10, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology