A Review of Pirfenidone as an Anti-Fibrotic in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Its Probable Role in Other Diseases

Fibrosis is the result of chronic inflammation and is known to pathologically occur in many organs and systems. Pirfenidone (PFD) is an anti-fibrotic known for its use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In addition to being an anti-fibrotic, it acts as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant as we...

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Autores principales: Shah, Parth V, Balani, Prachi, Lopez, Angel R, Nobleza, Chelsea Mae N, Siddiqui, Mariah, Khan, Safeera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564498
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12482

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564498
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12482

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