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Inflammation-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition: a novel mechanism of intestinal fibrosis.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2011
Rieder Florian, Kessler Sean P, West Gail A, Bhilocha Shardul, de la Motte Carol, Sadler Tammy M, Gopalan Banu, Stylianou Eleni, Fiocchi Claudio
Abstract excerpt
In addition to mesenchymal cells, endothelial cells may contribute to fibrosis through the process of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT). We investigated whether human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells (HIMEC) undergo EndoMT and contribute to fibrosis in human and experimental inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). HIMEC were exposed to TGF-β1, IL-1β, and TNF-α or supernatants of lamina propria...
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