MTA1 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: On the other hand, we had previously focused on finding effective approaches to inhibit the progression of IPF and found ASV, a monomeric compound isolated from astragalus, could effectively alleviate IPF by inhibiting TGF‐β1‐induced EMT.15 However, whether ASV could influence MTA1 expression and its potential mechanism in alveolar cells upon TGF‐β1 treatment is unknown.