Proteolytic and Non-proteolytic Activation of Keratinocyte-Derived Latent TGF-β1 Induces Fibroblast Differentiation in a Wound-Healing Model Using Rat Skin

Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) reportedly causes the differentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts during wound healing. We investigated the mechanism underlying the activation of latent TGF-β1 released by keratinocytes in efforts to identify promising pharmacological approaches for the p...

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Main Authors: Shozaburo Hata, Kazuhiko Okamura, Mitsutoki Hatta, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Jun Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319302063