Interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 induce fibronectin production by human lung fibroblasts

Allergology International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-202

  Machino, T ^a   Hashimoto, S ^a   Gon, Y ^a   Kujime, K ^a   Maruoka, S ^a   Horie, T ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibronectin; Human lung fibroblast; Interleukin 13; Interleukin 4; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG FIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034847879     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1592.2001.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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