Anti-carbamylated protein antibodies drive AEC II toward a profibrotic phenotype by interacting with carbamylated TLR5.

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OBJECTIVES: This study looked at the role of anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies in contributing to lung fibrosis in CTD-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) in an autoantigen-dependent manner. METHODS: ELISA was used to test serum samples, including 89 from the CTD-ILD group and 170 from the non-CTD-ILD group, for anti-CarP levels. Male C57BL/6 mice were used for the pulmonary fibrosis model...

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