Posts by Yang Yang, PhD
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Aurora Kinase A Inhibitors May Have Therapeutic Value for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Yang Yang, PhD, Benjamin D. Medoff, MD, and colleagues devised a small-molecule screen to identify agents with antifibrotic activity and found an inhibitor of aurora kinase A significantly reduced profibrotic gene expression in human lung fibroblasts, suggesting such agents might treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Biography
Yang Yang, PhD, is a research fellow in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital provides comprehensive care for the full range of respiratory conditions and diseases.