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Reversal of the Transcriptome by Prostaglandin E2 during Myofibroblast Dedifferentiation.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2016
Wettlaufer Scott H, Scott Jacob P, McEachin Richard C, Peters-Golden Marc, Huang Steven K
Abstract excerpt
Myofibroblasts, the major effector cells in pathologic fibrosis, derive from the differentiation of fibroblasts driven by mediators such as transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and biomechanical signals. Although the myofibroblast has traditionally been considered a terminally differentiated cell, the lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has been shown to not only prevent but also reverse myofibroblast...
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