This review elucidates the paradoxical role of apoptosis in IPF pathogenesis, where epithelial cells undergo apoptosis while myofibroblasts become resistant, contributing to disease progression.
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Does not alter IPF management; leaves open apoptosis-targeted therapies as hypothesis-generating research.
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