The Role of Catalase in Pulmonary Fibrosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Catalase is preferentially expressed in bronchiolar and alveolar epithelial cells, and acts as an endogenous antioxidant enzyme in normal lungs. We thus postulated epithelial damage would be associated with a functional deficiency of...

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Main Authors: Takigawa Tomoko, Wang Da-Hong, Moriyama Chinatsu, Nagai Katsura, Betsuyaku Tomoko, Odajima Nao, Ogino Keiki, Nishimura Masaharu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/183