N-acetylcysteine inhibits alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal transition

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Felton, V M ^a   Borok, Z ^b   Willis, B C ^a,c,d  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar epithelium; Glutathione; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Lung injury; Reactive oxygen species; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CELL PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE ETHYL ESTER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN; ZONULA OCCLUDEN 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; EPITHELIUM; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MESODERM; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 72449162128     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00009.2009     Document Type: Article

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