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Bleomycin is a well-recognized antineoplastic drug. However, pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is considered to be the principal drawback that greatly limits its use. Here, we sought to investigate ability of the neurokinin receptor 1 blocker, aprepitant, to prevent PF caused by bleomycin. Male adult Wistar rat groups were given a single intratracheal injection of bleomycin, either alone or in combination with aprepitant therapy for 3 or 14 days. Collagen deposition and a rise in transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) immunoreactivity in lung