The in vivo fibrotic role of FIZZ1 in pulmonary fibrosis.

FIZZ (found in inflammatory zone) 1, a member of a cysteine-rich secreted protein family, is highly induced in lung allergic inflammation and bleomycin induced lung fibrosis, and primarily expressed by airway and type II alveolar epithelial cells. This novel mediator is known to stimulate α-smooth m...

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Main Authors: Tianju Liu, Hongfeng Yu, Matthew Ullenbruch, Hong Jin, Toshihiro Ito, Zhe Wu, Jianhua Liu, Sem H Phan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3916640?pdf=render