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Pine bark extract (Pycnogenol®) suppresses cigarette smoke-induced fibrotic response via transforming growth factor-β1/Smad family member 2/3 signaling

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) is an important disease featured as intense inflammation, protease imbalance, and air flow limitation and mainly induced by cigarette smoke (CS). In present study, we explored the effects of Pycnogenol® (PYC, pine bark extract) on pulmonary fibrosis caus...

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Autores principales: Ko, Je-Won, Shin, Na-Rae, Park, Sung-Hyeuk, Kim, Joong-Sun, Cho, Young-Kwon, Kim, Jong-Choon, Shin, In-Sik, Shin, Dong-Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5527150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28747971
http://dx.doi.org/10.5625/lar.2017.33.2.76