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Phenotype of regenerative epithelium in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.
Journal of medical and dental sciences - 1 Sept 2003
Hinata Nae, Takemura Tamiko, Ikushima Soichiro, Yanagawa Takashi, Ando Tsunehiro, Okada Junko, Oritsu Masaru, Koike Morio
Abstract excerpt
The epithelial alteration in interstitial pneumonias is one of the repair processes at the sites of disease activity. Regenerative epithelial cells may participate in remodeling of the lung. To determine the phenotype of regenerative epithelial cells in usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), the expression of Clara cell 10KD protein (CC10), cytokeratin (CK) 14 and 17,...
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