Quantification of Lung Fibrosis in IPF-Like Mouse Model and Pharmacological Response to Treatment by Micro-Computed Tomography

• Main Authors: Francesca Ruscitti (Author), Francesca Ravanetti (Author), Valeria Bertani (Author), Luisa Ragionieri (Author), Laura Mecozzi (Author), Nicola Sverzellati (Author), Mario Silva (Author), Livia Ruffini (Author), Valentina Menozzi (Author), Maurizio Civelli (Author), Gino Villetti (Author), Franco Fabio Stellari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive degenerative lung disease leading to respiratory failure and death. Although anti-fibrotic drugs are now available for treating IPF, their clinical efficacy is limited and lung transplantation remains the only modality to prolong survival...