The role of fibrocytes in sickle cell lung disease.

Interstitial lung disease is a frequent complication in sickle cell disease and is characterized by vascular remodeling and interstitial fibrosis. Bone marrow-derived fibrocytes have been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of other interstitial lung diseases. The goal of this study was to defin...

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Main Authors: Joshua J Field, Marie D Burdick, Michael R DeBaun, Brett A Strieter, Ling Liu, Borna Mehrad, C Edward Rose, Joel Linden, Robert M Strieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3307761?pdf=render