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Reactive oxygen species-dependent RhoA activation mediates collagen synthesis in hyperoxic lung fibrosis.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jun 2011
Kondrikov Dmitry, Caldwell Ruth B, Dong Zheng, Su Yunchao
Abstract excerpt
Lung fibrosis is an ultimate consequence of pulmonary oxygen toxicity in human and animal models. Excessive production and deposition of extracellular matrix proteins, e.g., collagen-I, is the most important feature of pulmonary fibrosis in hyperoxia-induced lung injury. In this study, we investigated the roles of RhoA and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in collagen-I synthesis in hyperoxic lung fibroblasts and in...
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