Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5 promotes pulmonary fibrosis by modulating β-catenin signaling

oleh: Yinan Hu, Qi Wang, Jun Yu, Qing Zhou, Yanhan Deng, Juan Liu, Lei Zhang, Yongjian Xu, Weining Xiong, Yi Wang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01

Deskripsi

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal lung disease with limited treatment options. Here the authors show that tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5 (Acp5) promotes lung fibrosis by enhancing beta-catenin signaling and that inhibition of Acp5 can reverse stablished pulmonary fibrosis.