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Activin B Promotes Epithelial Wound Healing In Vivo through RhoA-JNK Signaling Pathway

Min Zhang, Nuyun Liu, Xueer Wang, Yinghua Chen, Qinglin Li, Kangrong Lu, Li Sun, Qin Jia, Lu Zhang, Lin Zhang

PLoS ONE · 2011 · 50 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

These results demonstrate that activin B promotes epithelial wound closure in vivo through the RhoA-Rock-JNK-cJun signaling pathway, providing novel insight into the essential role of activin B in the therapy of wound repair.

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