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ACKR1-expressing venous endothelial cells establish a pro-fibrotic niche in pulmonary fibrosis
Konstantinos Kontodimas, Ahmed Raslan, Benjamin Spira…·Giovanni Ligresti
The paper identifies ACKR1-expressing venous endothelial cells as key drivers of fibrosis in IPF and shows ACKR1 inhibition reduces fibrosis in vivo.