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Role of a novel immune modulating DDR2-expressing population in silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
McDonald Lindsay T, Johnson Sara D, Russell Dayvia L, Young M Rita I, LaRue Amanda C
Abstract excerpt
Micro-injuries associated with chronic inhaled particle exposures are linked with activation of the immune response and are thought to contribute to progression of fibrotic disease. In the pulmonary environment, we have previously demonstrated a heterogeneous population of circulating fibroblast precursors (CFPs), which are defined by expression of the pan-leukocyte marker CD45 and the collagen receptor,...
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