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Fibroblast growth factor 2 decreases bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and inhibits fibroblast collagen production and myofibroblast differentiation.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2018
Koo Hyun Young, El-Baz Lamis Mf, House StaceyL, Cilvik Sarah N, Dorry Samuel J, Shoukry Nahla M, Salem Mohamed L, Hafez Hani S, Dulin Nickolai O, Ornitz David M, Guzy Robert D
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. Mice lacking FGF2 have increased mortality and impaired epithelial recovery after bleomycin exposure, supporting a protective or reparative function following lung injury. To determine whether FGF2 overexpression reduces bleomycin-induced injury, we developed an inducible genetic system to express FGF2 in type...
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