Yingying Ling

1 Introduction Kidneys are essential organs that play crucial roles in maintaining homeostasis and performing critical functions such as filtration and excretion, water-electrolyte balance regulation, and endocrine hormone metabolism (Miguel et al. 2025). However, the complexity and global prevalence of kidney diseases present a formidable public health challenge.

1 Introduction Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by heterogeneous clinical phenotypes and variable organ involvement (1). Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is among the most severe and life-threatening complications in IIMs, often determining long-term prognosis (2).