Active transforming growth factor-β is associated with phenotypic changes in granulomas after drug treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy clears bacterial burden in the lungs of patients and allows the tuberculous lesions to heal through a fibrotic process. The healing process leaves pulmonary scar tissue that can impair lung function. The goal of this study was to identify fibrotic mediators...

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Autores principales: DiFazio, Robert M., Mattila, Joshua T., Klein, Edwin C., Cirrincione, Lauren R., Howard, Mondraya, Wong, Eileen A., Flynn, JoAnne L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13069-016-0043-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13069-016-0043-3

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