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Activated alveolar epithelial cells initiate fibrosis through autocrine and paracrine secretion of connective tissue growth factor

Fibrogenesis involves a pathological accumulation of activated fibroblasts and extensive matrix remodeling. Profibrotic cytokines, such as TGF-β, stimulate fibroblasts to overexpress fibrotic matrix proteins and induce further expression of profibrotic cytokines, resulting in progressive fibrosis. C...

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Main Authors: Yang, Jibing, Velikoff, Miranda, Canalis, Ernesto, Horowitz, Jeffrey C., Kim, Kevin K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Physiological Society 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989723/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24508728
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00243.2013
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