Considerations for targeting β-catenin signaling in fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 566-568

  Gottardi, Cara J ^a   Königshoff, Melanie ^b,c,d,e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e German Center for Infection Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA CATENIN; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; WNT PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; LUNG INJURY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY FIBROSIS;

EID: 84875127009     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0144ED     Document Type: Editorial

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