A profibrotic function of IL-12p40 in experimental pulmonary fibrosis

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2653-2661

  Huaux, Francois ^a   Arras, Mohammed ^a   Tomasi, David ^a   Barbarin, Virginie ^a   Delos, Monique ^a   Coutelier, Jean Paul ^a   Vink, Anne ^a   Phan, Sem H ^a   Renauld, Jean Christophe ^a   Lison, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG FIBROSIS; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; MOUSE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036721628     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.5.2653     Document Type: Article

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