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Two-Way Conversion between Lipogenic and Myogenic Fibroblastic Phenotypes Marks the Progression and Resolution of Lung Fibrosis.
Cell stem cell - 2 Feb 2017
El Agha Elie, Moiseenko Alena, Kheirollahi Vahid, De Langhe Stijn, Crnkovic Slaven, Kwapiszewska Grazyna, Szibor Marten, Kosanovic Djuro, Schwind Felix, Schermuly Ralph T, Henneke Ingrid, MacKenzie BreAnne, Quantius Jennifer, Herold Susanne, Ntokou Aglaia, Ahlbrecht Katrin, Braun Thomas, Morty Rory E, Günther Andreas, Seeger Werner, Bellusci Saverio
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a form of progressive interstitial lung disease with unknown etiology. Due to a lack of effective treatment, IPF is associated with a high mortality rate. The hallmark feature of this disease is the accumulation of activated myofibroblasts that excessively deposit extracellular matrix proteins, thus compromising lung architecture and function and hindering gas exchange. Here...
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