The European respiratory journal
Exploring fibroblast activation protein as an early biomarker in chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Yudai Miyashita, Taisuke Kaiho, Hideki Nagata, Takashi Hiroshima, Yusuke Sugiura, Kaijie Zhang, Megan E Kelly, Yuanqing Yan, Takahide Toyoda, Alicia Steffens, Haiying Sun, Hiam Abdala-Valencia, Toru Kimura, Bowen Wang, Carl Atkinson
Published: 202510.1183/13993003.01738-2025
Abstract
QUESTION: Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is the leading cause of late graft failure after lung transplantation. Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is selectively upregulated in activated fibroblasts under fibrotic conditions. We asked whe…
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