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The development of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice deficient for components of the fibrinolytic system.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jul 2000
Swaisgood C M, French E L, Noga C, Simon R H, Ploplis V A
Abstract excerpt
Acute and chronic pulmonary diseases are characterized by impaired fibrinolytic activity within the lung. To determine the role of the fibrinolytic system in regulating the pathologies associated with lung injury, we examined the effect of bleomycin, an agent that induces the development of pulmonary fibrosis, in mice deficient for plasminogen (Pg(-)(/-)), urokinase (u-PA(-)(/-)), urokinase receptor...
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