Essential involvement of the CX3CL1-CX3CR1 axis in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via regulation of fibrocyte and M2 macrophage migration
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17007-8
Abstract: The potential role of macrophages in pulmonary fibrosis (PF) prompted us to evaluate the roles of CX3CR1, a chemokine receptor abundantly expressed in macrophages during bleomycin (BLM)-induced PF. Intratracheal BLM injection induced infiltration of leukocytes… read more here.
Keywords: fibrosis; cx3cr1; essential involvement; involvement cx3cl1 ... See more keywords