JOURNAL ARTICLE

Interleukin-15 attenuates transforming growth factor-β1-induced myofibroblast differentiation in human fetal lung fibroblasts.

Dirk M. WuttgeMarie WildtA SchejaGunilla Westergren‐Thorsson

Year: 2010 Journal:   PubMed Vol: 21 (3)Pages: 165-76   Publisher: National Institutes of Health

Abstract

IL-15 has anti-fibrotic properties that, speculatively however, may be insufficient in systemic sclerosis.

Keywords:
Myofibroblast Transforming growth factor Cytokine Fibrosis Transforming growth factor beta Growth factor Pulmonary fibrosis Connective tissue Biology Immunology Fibronectin Mesenchymal stem cell Transforming growth factor, beta 3 Cancer research Pathology Cell biology Medicine Extracellular matrix Receptor

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Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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