Endothelin-1 Induces Mesothelial Mesenchymal Transition and Correlates with Pleural Fibrosis in Tuberculous Pleural Effusions

Endothelin (ET)-1 is involved in various fibrotic diseases. However, its implication in pleural fibrosis remains unknown. We aimed to study the profibrotic role of ET-1 in tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE). The pleural effusion ET-1 levels were measured among 68 patients including transudative ple...

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Autores principales: Wu, Zhung-Han, Tsai, Jie-Heng, Hsieh, Cheng-Ying, Chen, Wei-Lin, Chung, Chi-Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30925731
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040426

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30925731
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040426

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