Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Activation of JUN in fibroblasts promotes pro-fibrotic programme and modulates protective immunity

  • Lu Cui,
  • Shih-Yu Chen,
  • Tristan Lerbs,
  • Jin-Wook Lee,
  • Pablo Domizi,
  • Sydney Gordon,
  • Yong-hun Kim,
  • Garry Nolan,
  • Paola Betancur,
  • Gerlinde Wernig

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16466-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Fibroblast contributions to lung fibrosis and in particular their crosstalk with immune cells in the lung are incompletely understood. Here, the authors show an overall immune suppressive environment transcriptionally controlled and maintained by fibroblasts in lung fibrosis with possible therapeutic implications.