Heat shock proteins in pulmonary fibrosis: pawns of cell homeostasis

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease that primarily affects the elderly. Up to date, the specific pathogenesis of IPF remains unknown. However, it is theorized to be caused by chronic repetitive injuries to the alveolar epithelium, eventually exhausting the stem cell capacity and activating pathological pathways. Heat shock proteins (HSPs), a category of stress response proteins, are also...

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