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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Liver fibrosis results from perpetuation of the normal wound healing response, as a result of repeated cycles of hepatocyte injury and repair and is a dynamic process, characterised by an excessive deposition of ECM (extracellular matrix) proteins including glycoproteins, collagens, and proteoglycans. It is usually secondary to hepatic injury and inflammation, and progresses at different rates depending on the aetiology of liver disease and is also influenced by environmental and genetic factors. If fibrosis continues, it disrupts the normal architecture of the liver, altering the normal function of the organ and ultimately leading to liver damage. Cirrhosis represents the final stage of fibrosis. It is characterised by fibrous septa which divide the parenchyma into regenerative nodules which leads to vascular modifications and portal hypertension with its complications of variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, and hepatorenal syndrome. In addition, this condition is largely associated with hepatocellular carcinoma with a further increase in the relative mortality rate (Bataller and Brenner, 2005; Merck Manual,2015)&lt;sup&gt; &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Liver fibrosis is an important health issue with clear regulatory relevance. The burden of disease attributable to liver fibrosis is quite high; progressive hepatic fibrosis, ultimately leading to cirrhosis, is a significant contributor to global health burden (Lim and Kim, 2008). In the European Union, 0.1&amp;nbsp;% of the population is affected by cirrhosis, the most advanced stage of liver fibrosis with full architectural disturbances (Blachier et al., 2013). Besides the epidemiological relevance, liver fibrosis also imposes a considerable economic burden on society. Indeed, the only curative therapy for chronic liver failure is liver transplantation. More than 5.500 orthotopic liver transplantations are currently performed in Europe on a yearly basis, costing up to &amp;euro;100.000 the first year and &amp;euro;10.000 yearly thereafter (Van Agthoven et al., 2001).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <measurement-methodology>&lt;p&gt;Liver biopsy is an important part of the evaluation of patients with a variety of liver diseases. Besides establishing the diagnosis, the biopsy is often used to assess the severity of the disease. Until recently it has been assumed that fibrosis is an irreversible process, so most grading and staging systems have relatively few stages and are not very sensitive for describing changes in fibrosis. In all systems, the stages are determined by both the quantity and location of the fibrosis, with the formation of septa and nodules as major factors in the transition from one stage to the next. The absolute amount of fibrous tissue is variable within each stage, and there is considerable overlap between stages. Commonly used systems are the Knodell score with 4 stages - no fibrosis (score 0) to fibrous portal expansion (score 2) to bridging fibrosis (score 3) and Cirrhosis (score 4) &amp;ndash; and the more sensitive Ishak fibrosis score with six stages - from no fibrosis (stage 0) over increasing fibrous expansion on portal areas (stages 1-2), bridging fibrosis (stages 3-4), and nodules (stage 5) to cirrhosis (stage 6) (Goodman, 2007). Liver biopsy is an invasive test with many possible complications and the potential for sampling error. Noninvasive tests become increasingly precise in identifying the amount of liver fibrosis through computer-assisted image analysis. Standard liver tests are of limited value in assessing the degree of fibrosis. Direct serologic markers of fibrosis include those associated with matrix deposition &amp;mdash; e.g.procollagen type III amino-terminal peptide (P3NP), type I and IV collagens, laminin, hyaluronic acid, and chondrex. P3NP is the most widely studied marker of hepatic fibrosis. Other direct markers of fibrosis are those associated with matrix degradation, ie, matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 3 (MMP-2, MMP- 3) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMP-1, TIMP-2).These tests are not commercially available, and the components are not readily available in most clinical laboratories. Some indirect markers that combine several parameters are available but not very reliable. Conventional imaging studies (ultrasonography and computed tomography) are not sensitive for fibrosis. Hepatic elastography, a method for estimating liver stiffness, is a recent development in the noninvasive measurement of hepatic fibrosis. Currently, elastography can be accomplished by ultrasound or magnetic resonance. Liver biopsy is still needed if laboratory testing and imaging studies are inconclusive (Carey, 2010;&amp;nbsp;Germani et al., 2011) .&lt;/p&gt;
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    <evidence-supporting-taxonomic-applicability>&lt;p&gt;Human: Bataller and Brenner, 2005;Merck Manual, 2015; Blachier et al., 2013.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rat, mouse:&amp;nbsp;Liedtke et al., 2013&lt;/p&gt;
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    <references>&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Bataller, R. and D.A. Brenner (2005), Liver Fibrosis, J.Clin. Invest, vol. 115, no. 2, pp. 209-218.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Merck Manual available at: &lt;a class="external free" href="http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/hepatic_and_biliary_disorders/fibrosis_and_cirrhosis/hepatic_fibrosis.html,(accessed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/hepatic_and_biliary_disorders/fibrosis_and_cirrhosis/hepatic_fibrosis.html,(accessed&lt;/a&gt; 10 February 2015).&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Lim, Y. and W. Kim (2008), The global impact of hepatic fibrosis and end-stage liver disease, Clin Liver Dis, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 733-746.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Blachier, M. et al. (2013), The burden of liver disease in Europe: a review of available epidemiological data, J Hepatol, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 593-608.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Van Agthoven, M. et al. (2001), A comparison of the costs and effects of liver transplantation for acute and for chronic liver failure. Transpl Int, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 87-94.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Goodman, Z.D. (2007), Grading and staging systems for inflammation and fibrosis in chronic liver diseases, Journal of Hepatology, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 598-607.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Carey, E. (2010), Noninvasive tests for liver disease, fibrosis, and cirrhosis: Is liver biopsy obsolete? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, vol. 77, no. 8, pp. 519-527.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Germani, G. et al. (2011), Assessment of Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Liver Biopsies, Semin Liver Dis, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 82-90. available at &lt;a class="external free" href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/743946_2,(accessed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/743946_2,(accessed&lt;/a&gt; 10 February 2015).&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Liedtke, C. et al. (2013), Experimental liver fibrosis research: update on animal models, legal issues and translational aspects, Fibrogenesis Tissue Repair, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 19.&lt;/li&gt;
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    <title>Increase, Extracellular matrix deposition</title>
    <short-name>Increase, ECM deposition</short-name>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ECM is a macromolecular structure that provides physical support to tissues and is essential for organ function. The composition of ECM is tissue specific and consists mainly of fibrous proteins, glycoproteins, and proteoglycans. The ECM in lung is compartmentalised to basement membrane and the interstitial space. Fibroblasts found in the interstitial space are the main sources of ECM in lung (White, 2015). Altered composition of ECM is observed in several lung diseases of inflammatory origin in humans including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and idiopathic lung fibrosis. The composition and architecture of the ECM determines 1) the open sites of attachment that are available to cells, 2) the mechanical properties of the ECM and 3) the mechanical loading (breathing) experienced by the cells. Thus, changes in the ECM composition during the exaggerated wound healing process determines if an organism commits to fibrotic process or completes the wound healing (&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Blaauboer et al., 2014&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Evidence for its perturbation in the context of pulmonary fibrosis:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In lung fibrosis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;, an exaggerated amount of ECM is distributed in the alveolar parenchyma in a non-heterogenous manner, leading to lower spirometry readings implying occlusion of alveolar regions and reduced gas exchange. Collagen 1 and Collagen III are suggested to be the main components of the ECM in the thickened alveolar septa in fibrosis with other constituents such as fibronectin, elastin and tenacin C (Zhang et al., 1994; Hinz, 2006; Kuhn &amp;amp; McDonald, 1991; Crabb et al., 2006; Bensadoun et al., 1996; Klingberg et al., 2012; McKleroy et al., 2013). It is suggested that ECM composition dramatically changes during the fibrotic process. The early fibrotic process is characterised by collagen III deposition and collagen 1 predominates the later stages of the fibrosis. Excessive collagen production by myofibroblasts is necessary for the development of fibrosis (scarred tissue), with established areas of scar formation containing almost exclusively Type I collagen (Bateman et al., 1981; McKleroy et al., 2013; Zhang et al., 1994). Studies have demonstrated that while total collagen increases in IPF, there is also a shift toward the less elastic type I collagen, which contributes to the stiffness of the scar tissue within the lung (Nimni, 1983; Rozin et al., 2005; McKleroy et al., 2013).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;The fibrotic ECM contains characteristic accumulation of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, which are the major contributors of ECM synthesised. The proliferation of fibroblasts and their differentiation into myofibroblasts is, in turn, guided by the composition and structure of the ECM. For example, &lt;span style="color:red"&gt;s&lt;/span&gt;tudies have demonstrated that cytokines secreted in response to inflammation are capable of activating fibroblasts, and that these changes could cause alterations in the fibroblasts that lead to excessive proliferation and ECM deposition (Sivakumar et al., 2012; Wynn, 2011).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;&lt;u&gt;In liver fibrosis,&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition is a critical hallmark. It represents the accumulation of fibrotic scar tissue due to excessive synthesis and reduced degradation of ECM components (e.g., collagen types I and III) (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:yellow"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;PMID:&amp;nbsp;34685739&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;). This deposition disrupts liver architecture and impairs function.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;ECM deposition is considered a highly essential event for liver fibrosis progression because it marks the transition from reversible inflammation to irreversible fibrosis, it correlates with disease severity and progression to cirrhosis (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:yellow"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;PMID:&amp;nbsp;34685739&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Experimental evidence often supports the essentiality, such as fibrosis models showing reduced ECM deposition when specific pathways (e.g., TGF-&amp;beta; or integrin signaling) are inhibited (&lt;span style="background-color:yellow"&gt;PMID:&amp;nbsp;31362006&lt;/span&gt;). ECM deposition is a measurable KE using histological, biochemical, and imaging methods (e.g., Masson&amp;rsquo;s trichrome staining, hydroxyproline content, or MRI elastography, Red sirius).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Caligiuri A, Gentilini A, Pastore M, Gitto S, Marra F. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Liver Fibrosis Regression.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Cells. 2021 Oct 15;10(10):2759. doi: 10.3390/cells10102759. PMID: 34685739; PMCID: PMC8534788.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Fan W, Liu T, Chen W, Hammad S, Longerich T, Hausser I, Fu Y, Li N, He Y, Liu C, Zhang Y, Lian Q, Zhao X, Yan C, Li L, Yi C, Ling Z, Ma L, Zhao X, Xu H, Wang P, Cong M, You H, Liu Z, Wang Y, Chen J, Li D, Hui L, Dooley S, Hou J, Jia J, Sun B. ECM1 Prevents Activation of Transforming Growth Factor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;&amp;beta;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;, Hepatic Stellate Cells, and Fibrogenesis in Mice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Gastroenterology. 2019 Nov;157(5):1352-1367.e13. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.036. Epub 2019 Jul 27. PMID: 31362006.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <measurement-methodology>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;qRT-PCR, Immunosorbant assays, and immunohistochemistry:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;The qRT-PCR, ELISA, and immunohistochemistry are routinely used to assess the levels of protein and mRNA levels. The various genes and proteins that are assessed include, collagen I, collagen III, elastin and tenacin C. Histological staining with stains such as Masson Trichrome, Picro-sirius red are used to identify the tissue/cellular distribution of collagen, which can be quantified using morphometric analysis both in vivo and in vitro. The assays are routinely used and are quantitative.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sircol Collagen Assay for collagen quantification:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;The Serius dye has been used for many decades to detect collagen in histology samples. The Serius Red F3BA selectively binds to collagen and the signal can be read at 540 nm (Chen &amp;amp; Raghunath, 2009; Nikota et al., 2017).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hydroxyproline assay:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;Hydroxyproline is a non-proteinogenic amino acid formed by the prolyl-4-hydroxylase. Hydroxyproline is only found in collagen and thus, it serves as a direct measure of the amount of collagen present in cells or tissues. Colorimetric methods are readily available and have been extensively used to quantify collagen using this assay (Chen &amp;amp; Raghunath, 2009; Nikota et al., 2017).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;Ex vivo and in vitro models of ECM deposition:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:red"&gt;No models currently exist which allow for in vitro assessment of ECM deposition. Using single, or co-cultures containing fibroblasts, the production of soluble ECM components can be assessed after exposure to a stressor of interest using either ELISA or qRT-PCR experiments as a proxy.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    </applicability>
    <references>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;1. Bateman, E., Turner-Warwick, M. and Adelmann-Grill, B. (1981). Immunohistochemical study of collagen types in human foetal lung and fibrotic lung disease. Thorax, 36(9), pp.645-653.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;2. Bensadoun, E., Burke, A., Hogg, J. and Roberts, C. (1996). Proteoglycan deposition in pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 154(6), pp.1819-1828.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;3. Blaauboer M et al. Extracellular matrix proteins: A positive feedback loop in lung fibrosis. Matrix Biology, 2014, 34, 170-178&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;4. Chen, C. and Raghunath, M. (2009). Focus on collagen: in vitro systems to study fibrogenesis and antifibrosis _ state of the art. Fibrogenesis &amp;amp; Tissue Repair, 2(1).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;5. Crabb, R., Chau, E., Decoteau, D. and Hubel, A. (2006). Microstructural Characteristics of Extracellular Matrix Produced by Stromal Fibroblasts. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 34(10), pp.1615-1627.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;6. HINZ, B. (2006). Masters and servants of the force: The role of matrix adhesions in myofibroblast force perception and transmission. European Journal of Cell Biology, 85(3-4), pp.175-181.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;7. Kuhn C, McDonald JA. The roles of the myofibroblast in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features of sites of active extracellular matrix synthesis. Am J Pathol. 1991;138(5):1257&amp;ndash;1265.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;8. Klingberg, F., Hinz, B. and White, E. (2012). The myofibroblast matrix: implications for tissue repair and fibrosis. The Journal of Pathology, 229(2), pp.298-309.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;9. McKleroy, W., Lee, T. and Atabai, K. (2013). Always cleave up your mess: targeting collagen degradation to treat tissue fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 304(11), pp.L709-L721.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;10. Nikota, J., Banville, A., Goodwin, L., Wu, D., Williams, A., Yauk, C., Wallin, H., Vogel, U. and Halappanavar, S. (2017). Stat-6 signaling pathway and not Interleukin-1 mediates multi-walled carbon nanotube-induced lung fibrosis in mice: insights from an adverse outcome pathway framework. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 14(1).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;11. Nimni, M. (1983). Collagen: Structure, function, and metabolism in normal and fibrotic tissues. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 13(1), pp.1-86.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;12. Rozin, G., Gomes, M., Parra, E., Kairalla, R., de Carvalho, C. and Capelozzi, V. (2005). Collagen and elastic system in the remodelling process of major types of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP). Histopathology, 46(4), pp.413-421.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;13. Sivakumar, P., Ntolios, P., Jenkins, G. and Laurent, G. (2012). Into the matrix. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 18(5), pp.462-469.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;14. White, E. (2015). Lung Extracellular Matrix and Fibroblast Function. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 12(Supplement 1), pp.S30- S33. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;15. Wynn, T. (2011). Integrating mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 208(7), pp.1339-1350.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;16. Zhang K, Rekhter MD, Gordon D, Phan SH. Myofibroblasts and their role in lung collagen gene expression during pulmonary fibrosis. A combined immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization study. Am J Pathol. 1994;145(1):114&amp;ndash;125&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <title>Increase, Reactive oxygen species</title>
    <short-name>Increase, ROS</short-name>
    <biological-organization-level>Cellular</biological-organization-level>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Biological State: increased reactive oxygen species (ROS)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Biological compartment: an entire cell -- may be cytosolic, may also enter organelles.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;- derived molecules that can be both free radicals (e.g. superoxide, hydroxyl, peroxyl, alcoxyl) and non-radicals (hypochlorous acid, ozone and singlet oxygen) (Bedard and Krause 2007; Ozcan and Ogun 2015). ROS production occurs naturally in all kinds of tissues inside various cellular compartments, such as mitochondria and peroxisomes (Drew and Leeuwenburgh 2002; Ozcan and Ogun 2015). Furthermore, these molecules have an important function in the regulation of several biological processes &amp;ndash; they might act as antimicrobial agents or triggers of animal gamete activation and capacitation (Goud et al. 2008; Parrish 2010; Bisht et al. 2017).&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
However, in environmental stress situations (exposure to radiation, chemicals, high temperatures) these molecules have its levels drastically increased, and overly interact with macromolecules, namely nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, causing cell and tissue damage (Brieger et al. 2012; Ozcan and Ogun 2015).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;Reactive oxygen species (ROS) refers to the chemical species superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and their secondary reactive products. In the biological context, ROS are signaling molecules with important roles in cell energy metabolism, cell proliferation, and fate. Therefore, balancing ROS levels at the cellular and tissue level is an important part of many biological processes. Disbalance, mainly an increase in ROS levels, can cause cell dysfunction and irreversible cell damage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROS are produced from both exogenous stressors and normal endogenous cellular processes, such as the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC). Inhibition of the ETC can result in the accumulation of ROS. Exposure to chemicals, heavy metal ions, or ionizing radiation can also result in increased production of ROS. Chemicals and heavy metal ions can deplete cellular antioxidants reducing the cell&amp;rsquo;s ability to control cellular ROS and resulting in the accumulation of ROS. Cellular antioxidants include glutathione (GSH), protein sulfhydryl groups, superoxide dismutase (SOD). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROS are radicals, ions, or molecules that have a single unpaired electron in their outermost shell of electrons, which can be categorized into two groups: free oxygen radicals and non-radical ROS [Liou et al., 2010]. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;lt;Free oxygen radicals&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;superoxide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;hydroxyl radical&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;middot;OH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;nitric oxide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;NO&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;organic radicals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;R&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;peroxyl radicals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROO&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;alkoxyl radicals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;RO&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;thiyl radicals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;RS&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;sulfonyl radicals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROS&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;thiyl peroxyl radicals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;RSOO&amp;middot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;disulfides&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;RSSR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;lt;Non-radical ROS&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;hydrogen peroxide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;singlet oxygen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ozone/trioxygen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;organic hydroperoxides&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROOH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;hypochlorite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ClO&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;peroxynitrite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ONOO&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;nitrosoperoxycarbonate anion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;O=NOOCO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;nitrocarbonate anion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;NOCO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
		&lt;tr&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;dinitrogen dioxide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
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			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;nitronium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:290px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
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			&lt;td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; vertical-align:top; width:580px"&gt;
			&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;highly reactive lipid- or carbohydrate-derived carbonyl compounds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
			&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;Potential sources of ROS include NADPH oxidase, xanthine oxidase, mitochondria, nitric oxide synthase, cytochrome P450, lipoxygenase/cyclooxygenase, and monoamine oxidase [Granger&amp;nbsp;et al., 2015]. ROS are generated through NADPH oxidases consisting of p47&lt;sup&gt;phox&lt;/sup&gt; and p67&lt;sup&gt;phox&lt;/sup&gt;. ROS are generated through xanthine oxidase activation in sepsis [Ramos&amp;nbsp;et al., 2018]. Arsenic produces ROS [Zhang et al., 2011]. Mitochondria-targeted paraquat and metformin mediate&amp;nbsp;ROS production [Chowdhury&amp;nbsp;et al., 2020]. ROS are generated by bleomycin [Lu&amp;nbsp;et al., 2010]. Radiation induces dose-dependent ROS production [Ji&amp;nbsp;et al., 2019]. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROS are generated in the course of cellular respiration, metabolism, cell signaling, and inflammation [Dickinson and Chang 2011; Egea&amp;nbsp;et al. 2017]. Hydrogen peroxide is also made by the endoplasmic reticulum in the course of protein folding. Nitric oxide (NO) is produced at the highest levels by nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells and phagocytes. NO production is one of the main mechanisms by which phagocytes kill bacteria [Wang et al., 2017]. The other species are produced by reactions with superoxide or peroxide, or by other free radicals or enzymes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;ROS activity is principally local. Most ROS have short half-lives, ranging from nano- to milliseconds, so diffusion is limited, while reactive nitrogen species (RNS) nitric oxide or peroxynitrite can survive long enough to diffuse across membranes [Calcerrada&amp;nbsp;et al. 2011]. Consequently, local concentrations of ROS are much higher than average cellular concentrations, and signaling is typically controlled by colocalization with redox buffers [Dickinson and Chang 2011; Egea&amp;nbsp;et al. 2017]. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;Although their existence is limited temporally and spatially, ROS interact with other ROS or with other nearby molecules to produce more ROS and participate in a feedback loop to amplify the ROS signal, which can increase RNS. Both ROS and RNS also move into neighboring cells, and ROS can increase intracellular ROS signaling in neighboring cells [Egea&amp;nbsp;et al. 2017].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In the primary event, photoreactive chemicals are excited by the absorption of photon energy.&amp;nbsp; The energy of the photoactivated chemicals transfer to oxygen and then generates the reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide (O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/sup&gt;) via type I reaction and singlet oxygen (&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;) via type II reaction, as principal intermediate species in phototoxic reaction (Foote, 1991, Onoue et al. , 2009).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
</description>
    <measurement-methodology>&lt;p&gt;Photocolorimetric assays (Sharma et al. 2017; Griendling et al. 2016) or through commercial kits purchased from specialized companies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Yuan, Yan, et al., (2013) described ROS monitoring by using H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-DCF-DA, a redox-sensitive fluorescent dye. Briefly, the harvested cells were incubated with H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-DCF-DA (50 &amp;micro;mol/L final concentration) for 30 min in the dark at 37&amp;deg;C. After treatment, cells were immediately washed twice, re-suspended in PBS, and analyzed on a BD-FACS Aria flow cytometry. ROS generation was based on fluorescent intensity which was recorded by excitation at 504 nm and emission at 529 nm.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lipid peroxidation (LPO) can be measured as an indicator of oxidative stress damage Yen, Cheng Chien, et al., (2013).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Chattopadhyay, Sukumar, et al. (2002) assayed the generation of free radicals within the cells and their extracellular release in the medium by addition of yellow NBT salt solution (Park et al., 1968). Extracellular release of ROS converted NBT to a purple colored formazan. The cells were incubated with 100 ml of 1 mg/ml NBT solution for 1 h at 37&amp;nbsp;&amp;deg;C and the product formed was assayed at 550 nm in an Anthos 2001 plate reader. The observations of the &amp;lsquo;cell-free system&amp;rsquo; were confirmed by cytological examination of parallel set of explants stained with chromogenic reactions for NO and ROS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On the basis of the pathogenesis of drug-induced phototoxicity, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay was proposed to evaluate the phototoxic risk of chemicals. The ROS assay can monitor generation of ROS, such as singlet oxygen and superoxide, from photoirradiated chemicals, and the ROS data can be used to evaluate the photoreactivity of chemicals (Onoue et al. , 2014, Onoue et al. , 2013, Onoue and Tsuda, 2006).&amp;nbsp; The ROS assay is a recommended approach by guidelines to evaluate the phototoxic risk of chemicals (ICH, 2014, PCPC, 2014).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;lt;Direct detection&amp;gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;Many fluorescent compounds can be used to detect ROS, some of which are specific, and others are less specific. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;・ROS can be detected by fluorescent probes such as &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt;-methoxy-phenol derivative [Ashoka et al., 2020].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;・Chemiluminescence analysis can detect the superoxide, where some probes have a wider range for detecting hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide, and peroxynitrite [Fuloria et al., 2021].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;・ROS in the blood can be detected using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION)-based biosensor [Lee et al., 2020].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;・Hydrogen peroxide (H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;) can be detected with a colorimetric probe, which reacts with H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; in a 1:1 stoichiometry to produce a bright pink colored product, followed by the detection with a standard colorimetric microplate reader with a filter in the 540-570 nm range.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;・The levels of ROS can be quantified using multiple-step amperometry using a stainless steel counter electrode and non-leak Ag|AgCl reference node [Flaherty et al., 2017].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;・Singlet oxygen can be measured by monitoring the bleaching of &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt;-nitrosodimethylaniline at 440 nm using a spectrophotometer with imidazole as a selective acceptor of singlet oxygen [Onoue et al., 2014].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;lt;Indirect Detection&amp;gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;Alternative methods involve the detection of redox-dependent changes to cellular constituents such as proteins, DNA, lipids, or glutathione [Dickinson and Chang 2011; Wang et al. 2013; Griendling et al. 2016]. However, these methods cannot generally distinguish between the oxidative species behind the changes and cannot provide good resolution for the kinetics of oxidative activity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
</measurement-methodology>
    <evidence-supporting-taxonomic-applicability>&lt;p&gt;ROS is a normal constituent found in all organisms, &lt;em&gt;lifestages, and sexes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</evidence-supporting-taxonomic-applicability>
    <organ-term>
      <source-id>UBERON:0000062</source-id>
      <source>UBERON</source>
      <name>organ</name>
    </organ-term>
    <cell-term>
      <source-id>CL:0000000</source-id>
      <source>CL</source>
      <name>cell</name>
    </cell-term>
    <applicability>
      <sex>
        <evidence>High</evidence>
        <sex>Unspecific</sex>
      </sex>
      <sex>
        <evidence>High</evidence>
        <sex>Mixed</sex>
      </sex>
      <life-stage>
        <evidence>High</evidence>
        <life-stage>All life stages</life-stage>
      </life-stage>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="a7007b3e-93c9-47c5-a566-657a3f303730">
        <evidence>High</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="94b58b73-e035-4687-bd27-8f5e96636e52">
        <evidence>Moderate</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="f46b3ebb-defc-4a98-9acf-df254944fca1">
        <evidence>Moderate</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="c3a5e142-ff94-4ced-91a8-5778829057fd">
        <evidence>Moderate</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="2f91f5bd-8713-4bfa-aa12-fb9124bc0c78">
        <evidence>High</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="c650d616-24d3-4c79-b0de-a80120b8847b">
        <evidence>High</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
      <taxonomy taxonomy-id="6acc6e51-4548-4bc2-aef0-17caf3e624c0">
        <evidence>High</evidence>
      </taxonomy>
    </applicability>
    <biological-events>
      <biological-event object-id="58b5ea9b-ac43-4efa-a0ef-d34ce84bc7ed" process-id="811dcab5-b5b3-4541-b0c2-65a25d8a0c9f" action-id="4ce6ceb4-9e06-46a2-a2aa-eb2732b39890"/>
    </biological-events>
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	&lt;li style="text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;The relationship has been observed across&amp;nbsp;mammalian species, though the&amp;nbsp;time course of fibrosis development varies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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    <references>&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Puche JE, Saiman Y, Friedman SL. Hepatic stellate cells and liver fibrosis. Compr Physiol. 2013 Oct;3(4):1473-92. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c120035. PMID: 24265236.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Parola M, Pinzani M. Liver fibrosis: Pathophysiology, pathogenetic targets and clinical issues. Mol Aspects Med. 2019 Feb;65:37-55. doi: 10.1016/j.mam.2018.09.002. Epub 2018 Sep 13. PMID: 30213667.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Pei Z, Fan J, Tang M, Li Y. Ferroptosis: A New Strategy for the Treatment of Fibrotic Diseases. Adv Biol (Weinh). 2024 Oct 8:e2400383. doi: 10.1002/adbi.202400383. Epub ahead of print. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;PMID: 39377183.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Guan Y, Fang Z, Hu A, Roberts S, Wang M, Ren W, Johansson PK, Heilshorn SC, Enejder A, Peltz G. Live-cell imaging of human liver fibrosis using hepatic micro-organoids. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;JCI Insight. 2024 Dec 10;10(2):e187099. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.187099. PMID: 39656528.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Xia S, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang M, Zhao K, Han P, Tian D, Liao J, Liu J. Role of macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition in chronic liver injury and liver fibrosis. Eur J Med Res. 2023 Nov 8;28(1):502. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01488-7. PMID: 37941043; PMCID: PMC10631085.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:start"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Venkatesh SK, Torbenson MS. Liver fibrosis quantification. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 Mar;47(3):1032-1052. doi: 10.1007/s00261-021-03396-y. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;Epub 2022 Jan 12. PMID: 35022806; PMCID: PMC9538706.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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