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Macrophages induce the adhesion phenotype in normal peritoneal fibroblasts.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Sept 2011
White Jennell C, Jiang Zhong L, Diamond Michael P, Saed Ghassan M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether macrophages, exposed to hypoxia, stimulate primary cultures of fibroblasts to acquire the adhesion phenotype. The adhesion phenotype has been previously characterized, in part, by increased fibroblast expression of transforming growth factor (TGF) β1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and type I collagen. DESIGN: Media collected from human macrophages cultured under...
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