Previous research has recognized Pdgfra, Acta2, and Col1a1 as markers for pulmonary myofibroblasts (Kheirollahi et al., 2019; Peyser et al., 2019; Liu et al., 2021) Periostin (Postn) has been observed to be significantly upregulated in the IPF model (Nance et al., 2014). This evidence concerns the gene POSTN and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.