FOXF1 Inhibits Pulmonary Fibrosis by Preventing CDH2-CDH11 Cadherin Switch in Myofibroblasts

Summary: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by aberrant accumulation of collagen-secreting myofibroblasts. Development of effective therapies is limited due to incomplete understanding of molecular mechanisms regulating myofibroblast expansion. FOXF1 transcription factor is express...

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Main Authors: Markaisa Black, David Milewski, Tien Le, Xiaomeng Ren, Yan Xu, Vladimir V. Kalinichenko, Tanya V. Kalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124718304285