The role of proteinase-activated receptor-2 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Is there really novel therapeutic potential here?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-459

  Matej R ^a,b   Olejar T ^a,b  

^a FAKULTNÍ THOMAYEROVA NEMOCNICE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CHEMOKINE; DNA; FREE RADICAL; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 1; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; LUNG FIBROBLAST; LUNG FIBROSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 84857428630     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.185.4.458     Document Type: Letter

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