LGALS3 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: The antifibrotic effect of blocking the interactions of galectin-3 with integrins and TGFbRII with GB0139 was investigated ex vivo by measurement of soluble fibrogenesis markers (Co1α1, TIMP-1, MMP-7, galectin-3, hyaluronan in precision cut lung slices (PCLuSs) derived from IPF lung explants.