Dr. Barry S Shea M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
55 Fruit St Bulfinch 148 Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Barry Shea practices Pulmonology in Boston, MA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Shea manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Feedback amplification of fibrosis through matrix stiffening and COX-2 suppression.
- Inhibition of focal adhesion kinase prevents experimental lung fibrosis and myofibroblast formation.
- Role of the lysophospholipid mediators lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine 1-phosphate in lung fibrosis.
- Sphingolipid regulation of tissue fibrosis.
- Docosatetraenoyl LPA is elevated in exhaled breath condensate in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- New therapeutic targets in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Aiming to rein in runaway wound-healing responses.
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