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Hyaluronan regulates bone morphogenetic protein-7-dependent prevention and reversal of myofibroblast phenotype.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 May 2015
Midgley Adam C, Duggal Lucy, Jenkins Robert, Hascall Vincent, Steadman Robert, Phillips Aled O, Meran Soma
Abstract excerpt
Hyaluronan (HA) promotes transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-driven myofibroblast phenotype. However, HA can also have disease-limiting activity. Bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP7) is an antifibrotic cytokine that antagonizes TGF-β1, and isolated studies have demonstrated that HA can both mediate and modulate BMP7 responses. In this study, we investigated whether BMP7 can modulate HA in a manner that leads to...
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