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Decreased Laminin Expression by Human Lung Epithelial Cells and Fibroblasts Cultured in Acellular Lung Scaffolds from Aged Mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Godin Lindsay M, Sandri Brian J, Wagner Darcy E, Meyer Carolyn M, Price Andrew P, Akinnola Ifeolu, Weiss Daniel J, Panoskaltsis-Mortari Angela
Abstract excerpt
The lung changes functionally and structurally with aging. However, age-related effects on the extracellular matrix (ECM) and corresponding effects on lung cell behavior are not well understood. We hypothesized that ECM from aged animals would induce aging-related phenotypic changes in healthy inoculated cells. Decellularized whole organ scaffolds provide a powerful model for examining how ECM cues affect cell...
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