PathologybioRxiv
Pulmonary osteoclast-like cells in silica induced pulmonary fibrosis
Y. Hasegawa, J. M. Franks, Y. Tanaka…·F. X. McCormack
The paper investigates silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice, finding that silica triggers osteoclast-like differentiation of macrophages and monocytes, contributing to lung injury and fibrosis.