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Surfactant protein D attenuates sub-epithelial fibrosis in allergic airways disease through TGF-β.
Respiratory research - 29 Nov 2014
Ogawa Hirohisa, Ledford Julie G, Mukherjee Sambuddho, Aono Yoshinori, Nishioka Yasuhiko, Lee James J, Izumi Keisuke, Hollingsworth John W
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BACKGROUND: Surfactant protein D (SP-D) can regulate both innate and adaptive immunity. Recently, SP-D has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of airway allergic inflammation and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. However, in allergic airways disease, the role of SP-D in airway remodeling remains unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of functional SP-D in regulating...
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