Experimental anticancer drug shows promise as treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

August 23, 2022 NIH - NHLBI IN THE PRESS

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My mother passed from IPF in 2006. It has started me on a new path in life. It is more an awareness that I could be susceptible. I am watching the nodules in my lungs for any change. It is interesting to see the connections of possible onset by EBV and DM. I added a link to the articles. I also add health tips from time to time. Check out the article on good eating by Everyday Health Inc.

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Chronic viral infections caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesvirus 7 (HHV7), and herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) increase the risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but not of acute flares that mark disease worsening, according to data from a meta-analysis study.

https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/2019/11/18/viral-infections-increase-risk-ipf-but-not-disease-worsening-study/

GaohongShengMDa CHEST Volume 157, Issue 5, May 2020, Pages 1175-1187

Study

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is prevalent in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

http://www.ijcem.com/files/ijcem0032386.pdf

Diabetes mellitus in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jian He , Ziling Huang , Xiaoting Yu , Hailong Zhu , Weizhe Qiu , Lichao Fan , Xianghua Yi Int J Clin Exp Med 2016;9(9):17727-17738

www.ijcem.com /ISSN:1940-5901/IJCEM0032386

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