Twist: a regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung fibrosis.

Twist: a regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung fibrosis.

Several studies have implicated viral infection as an important factor in the pathogenesis of IPF and related fibrotic lung disorders. Viruses are thought to cause epithelial cell injury and promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process whereby differentiated epithelial cells undergo tr...

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Main Authors: Veronika Pozharskaya, Edilson Torres-González, Mauricio Rojas, Anthony Gal, Minal Amin, Sheila Dollard, Jesse Roman, Arlene A Stecenko, Ana L Mora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2761603?pdf=render

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