Fibroblast-directed CTGF over-expression in vivo promotes systemic connective tissue fibrosis reminiscent of fibroproliferative diseases

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• Selective expression of connective tissue growth factor in fibroblasts in vivo promotes systemic tissue fibrosis.
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  Almmustuhtton: (2010)
• CTGF overexpressing mice: a model for human scleroderma
  Dahkki: Sonnylal, S, et al.
  Almmustuhtton: (2006)
• CTGF Contributes to collagen type I expression in the bleomycin model of lung fibrosis and in human pulmonary fibroblasts by MAPK dependent transcriptional activation
  Dahkki: Porticos, M, et al.
  Almmustuhtton: (2009)
• Regulation of secretion of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) by heparin
  Dahkki: McLean, C, et al.
  Almmustuhtton: (2009)
• Bone marrow stem cells contribution to tissue fibrosis
  Dahkki: Bou-Gharios, G
  Almmustuhtton: (2006)