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Increased expression of integrin alphavbeta5 induces the myofibroblastic differentiation of dermal fibroblasts.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2006
Asano Yoshihide, Ihn Hironobu, Yamane Kenichi, Jinnin Masatoshi, Tamaki Kunihiko
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The biological effect of cytokines is mainly determined by the cytokine-receptor interaction, which is modulated by the concentration and the activity of cytokines and/or their receptors. Because alphav-containing integrins can bind to and/or activate latent TGF-beta, these integrins have been thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of fibrotic disorders. Our recent observations that alphavbeta5 is...
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