Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2024, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (7): 673-678.doi: 10.11958/20240260

• Monograph·Connective Tissue Diseases-Interstitial Lung Disease/Pulmo-nary Arterial Hypertension •     Next Articles

Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: from pathogenesis to "dual-target" treatment strategies

LI Mengtao(), WANG Qian   

  1. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2024-03-06 Revised:2024-04-17 Published:2024-07-15 Online:2024-07-11

Abstract:

Connective tissue diseases (CTD) are a spectrum of heterogeneous diseases with multiple organ involvements. Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are serious complications of CTD. There is great heterogeneity in pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of different CTD-ILD. Previous basic and clinical studies have explored the pathogenesis of CTD-ILD, and the "dual-target" treatment strategy has therefore emerged. The implementation of the "dual-target" treatment strategy helps to control CTD activity and lung inflammation in the early stage, prevent the progression of pulmonary fibrosis, and thus improve patient survival and quality of life.

Key words: connective tissue diseases, lung diseases, interstitial, diagnosis, therapy, pathogenesis

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