Human lung myofibroblast-derived inducers of alveolar epithelial apoptosis identified as angiotensin peptides

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 6 21-6, 1999, Pages

  Wang, Rongi ^a   Ramos, Carlos ^b   Joshi, Iravati ^a   Zagariya, Alex ^a   Pardo, Annie ^c   Selman, Moises ^b,c   Uhal, Bruce D ^a  

^a MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Converting enzyme; Programmed cell death; Pulmonary fibrosis; Type II pneumocyte

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; RENIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FIBROBLAST; LUNG FIBROSIS; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033372934     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1999.277.6.l1158     Document Type: Article

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