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Down-regulation of USP13 mediates phenotype transformation of fibroblasts in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Respiratory research - 9 Oct 2015
Geng Jing, Huang Xiaoxi, Li Ying, Xu Xuefeng, Li Shuhong, Jiang Dingyuan, Liang Jiurong, Jiang Dianhua, Wang Chen, Dai Huaping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease characterized by fibroblastic foci and progressive scarring of the pulmonary parenchyma. IPF fibroblasts display increased proliferation and enhanced migration and invasion, analogous to cancer cells. This transformation-like phenotype of fibroblasts plays an important role in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, but the mechanism for this is...
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