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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Satoshi Kondo
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28122 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 20111027 3
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic devastating disease of unknown etiology. No therapy is currently available. A growing body of evidence supports the role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 as the major player in the pathogenesis of the disease. However, attempts to control its expression and to improve the outcome of pulmonary fibrosis have been disappointing. We tested the hypothesis that TGF-β1 is the dominant factor in the acute and chronic phases of pulmonary fibrosis and devel ...[more]