The availability of epidemiological data relating to interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) has
increased over recent years, but information on the prevalence and incidence of ILDs of …

abstract Eosinophilic pneumonia (EP) is a rare disorder, comprising several heterogeneous
diseases. Two major types of EP are acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) and chronic …

The prognosis of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) has improved significantly in
recent years, but interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with connective tissue disease …

Background and objective: Previous studies have indicated a high incidence of lung cancer
in IPF, and some have identified its risk factors. However, those studies were retrospective …

BACKGROUND: Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of
tryptophan (Trp) degradation along the kynurenine (Kyn) pathway. By depleting tryptophan …

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbation (AE) is currently established as a distinct condition with
acute deterioration of respiratory status in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Recently …

Purpose: To compare the performance of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with that of
signal intensity of the lesion-to–spinal cord ratio (LSR) in differentiating lung cancer from …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the difference in clinical features and prognosis of patients with
interstitial lung disease (ILD) comparing polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) …

Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a ligand-activated transcriptional
factor belonging to the nuclear receptor superfamily. PPARγ, which is predominantly …

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of polymyositis (PM),
dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM); however, little is …