Human pericytes adopt myofibroblast properties in the microenvironment of the IPF lung.
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DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.96352
Abstract: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease of unknown etiology characterized by a compositionally and mechanically altered extracellular matrix. Poor understanding of the origin of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expressing myofibroblasts has hindered curative… read more here.
Keywords: matrix; human pericytes; sma; ipf lung ... See more keywords