Cathepsin K in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: LAM cell-fibroblast Interactions enhance protease activity by extracellular acidification

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease in which clonal ‘LAM’ cells infiltrate the lungs and lymphatics. In association with recruited fibroblasts, LAM cells form nodules adjacent to lung cysts. It is assumed LAM nodule derived proteases lead to cyst formation although, this is uncertain. W...

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Main Authors: Dongre, Arundhati, Clements, Debbie, Fisher, Andrew J., Johnson, Simon R.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42865/