Article
STAT‐3 contributes to pulmonary fibrosis through epithelial injury and fibroblast‐myofibroblast differentiation
31 Aug 2015
Abstract excerpt
Lung fibrosis is the hallmark of the interstitial lung diseases. Alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) injury is a key step that contributes to a profibrotic microenvironment. Fibroblasts and myofibroblasts subsequently accumulate and deposit excessive extracellular matrix. In addition to TGF-β, the IL-6 family of cytokines, which signal through STAT-3, may also contribute to lung fibrosis. In the current manuscript,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
