β2 adrenergic agonist suppresses eosinophil-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of bronchial epithelial cells

β2 adrenergic agonist suppresses eosinophil-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of bronchial epithelial cells

Abstract Background Epithelial-mesenchymal transition is currently recognized as an important mechanism for the increased number of myofibroblasts in cancer and fibrotic diseases. We have already reported that epithelial-mesenchymal transition is involved in airway remodeling induced by eosinophils....

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Main Authors: Keigo Kainuma, Tetsu Kobayashi, Corina N. D’Alessandro-Gabazza, Masaaki Toda, Taro Yasuma, Kota Nishihama, Hajime Fujimoto, Yu Kuwabara, Koa Hosoki, Mizuho Nagao, Takao Fujisawa, Esteban C. Gabazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Asthma
Eosinophils
Epithelial cells
Integrins
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0563-4

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