Article
Mesenchymal-specific deletion of C/EBPβ suppresses pulmonary fibrosis.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2012
Hu Biao, Wu Zhe, Nakashima Taku, Phan Sem H
Abstract excerpt
The CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ) regulates a variety of factors and cellular responses associated with pulmonary fibrosis. To distinguish its role in the mesenchyme from that in other compartments, the effects of mesenchymal-specific deletion of C/EBPβ on pulmonary fibrosis was examined. Crossing of mice with the floxed C/EBPβ gene with α2(I) collagen enhancer-CreER(T)-bearing mice successfully...
Topics
- Animals
- Bleomycin
- CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Mesoderm
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
