Interestingly, our data showed that genes known to be associated with pulmonary fibrosis (ANKRD11, CTNNB1, CXCR4, HIF1A, HMGB1, ITSN2, LITAF, NEAT1, VEGFA, and DSE) (77–84) were upregulated in MLCs. Here, HIF1A is linked to pulmonary fibrosis.