TFF (Trefoil Factor Family) Peptides and their Potential Roles for Differentiation Processes During Airway Remodeling

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Several lines of defense maintain the surface integrity of the delicate airway epithelium which is regularly subjected to severe trauma. These defense mechanisms include protection by the mucus layer, rapid repair by restitution (cell migration) and regeneration via proliferation and differentiation. Luminal surveillance peptides such as epidermal growth factor (EGF) and trefoil factor family (TFF) peptides...

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