miR-130b-3p Modulates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Crosstalk in Lung Fibrosis by Targeting IGF-1.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive and usually lethal fibrotic lung disease with largely unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Evidence suggests microRNAs (miRNA) contribute to pathogenesis of IPF. In this study, we sought to identify miRNA expression signatures and determine...

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Main Authors: Shuhong Li, Jing Geng, Xuefeng Xu, Xiaoxi Huang, Dong Leng, Dingyuan Jiang, Jiurong Liang, Chen Wang, Dianhua Jiang, Huaping Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4783101?pdf=render