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Regulation of Transforming Growth Factor-β1–driven Lung Fibrosis by Galectin-3

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2011

Year

Alison C. MacKinnon, Michael Gibbons, Sarah L. Farnworth, Hakon Leffler, Ulf J. Nilsson, Tamara Delaine, A. John Simpson, Stuart J. Forbes, Nik Hirani, Jack Gauldie,
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

This study identifies galectin-3 as an important regulator of lung fibrosis and provides a proof of principle for galectin-3 inhibition as a potential novel therapeutic strategy for IPF.

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