Ferret model of bleomycin-induced lung injury shares features of human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Shuang Wu, Ian Driver, Meihui Luo, Hikaru Miyazaki, Smitha Shambhu, Dimitry Popov, Liyuan Yang, Jing Wang, Jia Ma, Junfeng Guo, Jarron Atha, Aleksandra Tata, Eric A. Hoffman, Yujiong Wang, Purushothama Rao Tata, , Xiaoming Liu
This study shows that a bleomycin-induced lung injury model in ferrets shares key pathophysiological, cellular, and molecular features with human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, suggesting its use for IPF research.
npj Regenerative Medicine · Nov 21, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology