Mast cell tryptase stimulates the synthesis of type I collagen in human lung fibroblasts

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1313-1321

  Cairns, Jennifer A ^a   Walls, Andrew F ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collagen; fibroblast; fibrosis; proliferation; tryptase

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDINE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGENASE; HEPARIN; HYDROXYPROLINE; LEUPEPTIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG FIBROBLAST; MAST CELL; MITOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030952324     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119290     Document Type: Article

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