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Development and Preclinical Efficacy of Novel Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Short Interfering RNAs for Pulmonary Fibrosis
27 Oct 2011
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic devastating disease of unknown etiology. No therapy is currently available. A growing body of evidence supports the role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 as the major player in the pathogenesis of the disease. However, attempts to control its expression and to improve the outcome of pulmonary fibrosis have been disappointing. We tested the hypothesis that TGF-β1 is...
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