Cargando…
TGF-β1 induces human alveolar epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition (EMT)
BACKGROUND: Fibroblastic foci are characteristic features in lung parenchyma of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). They comprise aggregates of mesenchymal cells which underlie sites of unresolved epithelial injury and are associated with progression of fibrosis. However, the cellular...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2005
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1177991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15946381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-56 |