Periostin defines a pathological fibroblast program enriched in restrictive allograft syndrome.

Miyashita, Yudai; Kaiho, Taisuke; Yagi, Yuriko; Nagano, Taichi; Wu, Xin; Yan, Yuanqing; Sun, Haiying; Atkinson, Carl et al. · JCI Insight · 2026

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Abstract

This study identifies POSTN-positive pathological fibroblasts as key contributors to fibrotic restrictive chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation.

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