Ilan Azuelos, McGill University

Research

Fibroblast Fibrosis Lung Myofibroblast

Latest papers

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells for respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection (ProTrans): phase II randomized clinical trial.
Cytotherapy · 2026
Respiratory oscillometry identifies disease progression in interstitial lung disease.
BMJ open respiratory research · 2026
Tolerability and Safety of Nintedanib and Immunosuppression in Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.
CHEST pulmonary · 2026

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Prognostic and Therapeutic Utility of Human Antigen R (HuR) in Fibrosis
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$833,850

All 1 grants and awards

12 publications.

01

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells for respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection (ProTrans): phase II randomized clinical trial.

Colmegna I, Hudson M, Biard L, Azuelos I, Davies L, Hirsch A, Leger S, McDonald EG, Peltier L, Popradi G, Resche-Rigon M, Robitaille C, Svahn M, Walter-Petrich A, Martin JG, Farge-Bancel D

Cytotherapy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2026.102775 PMID: 42134096

02

Respiratory oscillometry identifies disease progression in interstitial lung disease.

Dube R, Duran OA, Azuelos I, Cormier M, Dandurand RJ, Assayag D

BMJ open respiratory research2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003900 PMID: 41997614

03

Tolerability and Safety of Nintedanib and Immunosuppression in Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Assayag D, Brilland B, Hudson M, Azuelos I, Langlais D, Hirsch A

CHEST pulmonary2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100230 PMID: 42548349

04

Unilateral metastatic pulmonary calcification in context of ipsilateral central pulmonary embolism.

Semionov A, Azuelos I, Mendel A

Radiology case reports2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.08.102 PMID: 37766834

05

Fibrogenic Effects of Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like Growth Factor: Myeloid or Epithelial Origin?

Martin JG, Azuelos I

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0348ed PMID: 36154637

06

Involvement of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/MasR Axis in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Implications for COVID-19.

Morganstein T, Haidar Z, Trivlidis J, Azuelos I, Huang MJ, Eidelman DH, Baglole CJ

International journal of molecular sciences2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312955 PMID: 34884756

07

Human antigen R promotes lung fibroblast differentiation to myofibroblasts and increases extracellular matrix production

Al‐Habeeb F, Aloufi N, Traboulsi H, Liu X, Nair P, Haston C, Azuelos I, Huang SK, White ES, Gallouzi IE

Journal of Cellular Physiology202129 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30380

08

HuR drives lung fibroblast differentiation but not metabolic reprogramming in response to TGF-β and hypoxia

Trivlidis J, Aloufi N, Al-Habeeb F, Nair P, Azuelos I, Eidelman DH, Baglole CJ

Respiratory Research202115 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01916-4 PMID: W4200150215

09

Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction in MDX mice.

Liang F, Li T, Azuelos I, Giordano C, Liang H, Hussain SN, Matecki S, Petrof BJ

Muscle & nerve2018

DOI: 10.1002/mus.25760 PMID: 28786111

10

Relationship between Autophagy and Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction.

Azuelos I, Jung B, Picard M, Liang F, Li T, Lemaire C, Giordano C, Hussain S, Petrof BJ

Anesthesiology2015First author

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000656 PMID: 25828754

Prognostic and Therapeutic Utility of Human Antigen R (HuR) in Fibrosis

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Baglole, Carolyn; Azuelos, Ilan

Keywords: Fibroblast; Fibrosis; Lung; Myofibroblast

$833,850

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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David Langlais

Rheumatology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Andrea Benedetti

Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Christine Des Rosiers

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2012

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Fibroblast Dear Professor Azuelos, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells for respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection (ProTrans): phase II randomized clinical trial." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Prognostic and Therapeutic Utility of Human Antigen R (HuR) in Fibrosis" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Ilan Azuelos

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells for respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection (ProTrans): phase II randomized clinical trial.

Respiratory oscillometry identifies disease progression in interstitial lung disease.

Tolerability and Safety of Nintedanib and Immunosuppression in Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Unilateral metastatic pulmonary calcification in context of ipsilateral central pulmonary embolism.

Fibrogenic Effects of Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like Growth Factor: Myeloid or Epithelial Origin?

Involvement of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/MasR Axis in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Implications for COVID-19.

Human antigen R promotes lung fibroblast differentiation to myofibroblasts and increases extracellular matrix production

HuR drives lung fibroblast differentiation but not metabolic reprogramming in response to TGF-β and hypoxia

Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction in MDX mice.

Relationship between Autophagy and Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction.

Prognostic and Therapeutic Utility of Human Antigen R (HuR) in Fibrosis

Frequent collaborators

Sabah Hussain

Deborah Assayag

Marie Hudson

Yan Burelle

Parameswaran Krishna Nair

David Langlais

Arielle Mendel

Arielle Mendel

Andrea Benedetti

Andrea Benedetti

Lorenzo Ferri

Christine Des Rosiers