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Targeting the AXL Receptor in Combating Smoking-related Pulmonary Fibrosis.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Jun 2021
Yang David C, Gu Shenwen, Li Ji-Min, Hsu Ssu-Wei, Chen Szu-Jung, Chang Wen-Hsin, Chen Ching-Hsien
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoking is a well-known risk factor for both fibrogenesis and fibrotic progression; however, the mechanisms behind these processes remain enigmatic. RTKs (receptor tyrosine kinases) have recently been reported to drive profibrotic phenotypes in fibroblasts during pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Using a phospho-RTK array screen, we identified the RTK AXL as a top upregulated RTK in response to smoke. Both...
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