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Fibrillar collagen clamps lung mesenchymal cells in a nonproliferative and noncontractile phenotype.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2009
Schuliga Michael J, See Ian, Ong Siau Chi, Soon Lilian, Camoretti-Mercado Blanca, Harris Trudi, Stewart Alastair G
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by phenotypic changes to mesenchymal cells and an increase in the deposition of fibrillar collagen (fCollagen). This study investigated the effect of type I fCollagen on the phenotypic plasticity of human parenchymal fibroblasts (PFbs) in vitro. Cell numbers were 45% lower when cultured on fCollagen as compared with culture on its degradation product, monomeric collagen...
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