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Epigenetic Modulation of Collagen 1A1: Therapeutic Implications in Fibrosis and Endometriosis.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Apr 2016
Zheng Ye, Khan Zaraq, Zanfagnin Valentina, Correa Luiz F, Delaney Abigail A, Daftary Gaurang S
Abstract excerpt
Progressive fibrosis is recalcitrant to conventional therapy and commonly complicates chronic diseases and surgical healing. We evaluate here a novel mechanism that regulates scar-tissue collagen (COL1A1/Col1a1) expression and characterizes its translational relevance as a targeted therapy for fibrosis in an endometriosis disease model. Endometriosis is caused by displacement and implantation of uterine...
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