Posttransplant bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome is associated with bronchial epithelial to mesenchymal transition

Posttransplant bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome is associated with bronchial epithelial to mesenchymal transition

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) compromises lung transplant outcomes and is characterised by airway epithelial damage and fibrosis. The process whereby the normal epithelial configuration is replaced by fibroblastic scar tissue is poorly understood, but recent studies have implicated epithel...

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Main Authors: Hodge, S., Holmes, M., Banerjee, B., Musk, M., Kicic, Anthony, Waterer, G., Reynolds, P.N., Hodge, G., Chambers, D.C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC 2009
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Surgery
Transplantation
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
epithelial mesenchymal transition
flow cytometry
lung transplantation
obilterative bronchiolitis
HEPATOCYTE GROWTH-FACTOR
LUNG-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE
TGF-BETA
PHENOTYPE
FIBROSIS
CELLS
DISEASE
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76821

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