• 1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hosptial, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China;
  • 2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Lung Inflammation and Injury, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China;
  • 3. Shanghai Institute of Major Infectious Diseases and Biosafety, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China;
SONG Yuanlin, Email: ylsong70@163.com
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Lung injury could be classified as acute and chronic injuries, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lung function recovery mainly depends on inflammation adjusting, lung and airway remodeling, endogenous stem cell proliferation and differentiation, and tissue repair. The principles of clinical therapy include inhibition of inflammation, balancing coagulation and fibrinolysis, and protective lung ventilation for acute lung injury; while reduction of hyper-secretion, bronchodilation, adjusting airway mucosal inflammation and immunity, as well as improving airway remodeling for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The functional recovery of lung and airway depends on endogenous stem cell proliferation and repair. The purpose of clinical treatment is to provide assistance for lung and airway repair besides pathophysiological improvement.

Citation: SONG Yuanlin, HOU Dongni. Lung repair and remodeling after injury. West China Medical Journal, 2022, 37(1): 8-11. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202112061 Copy

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