Integrin-mediated activation of transforming growth factor-beta(1) in pulmonary fibrosis.

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The integrin alphavbeta6 is restricted to epithelial cells and is dramatically induced in response to injury and inflammation. Mice expressing a null mutation of this integrin develop exaggerated inflammation of the lungs and skin, but are dramatically protected from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. This phenotype led to the identification of a unique role for this integrin in binding to and activating...

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