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PPAR-gamma agonists inhibit profibrotic phenotypes in human lung fibroblasts and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 May 2008
Milam Jami E, Keshamouni Venkateshwar G, Phan Sem H, Hu Biao, Gangireddy Srinivasa R, Hogaboam Cory M, Standiford Theodore J, Thannickal Victor J, Reddy Raju C
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Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by alterations in fibroblast phenotypes resulting in excessive extracellular matrix accumulation and anatomic remodeling. Current therapies for this condition are largely ineffective. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a member of...
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