Retinoic acid inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen production by human lung fibroblasts.
Redlich C, Delisser H, Elias J. Retinoic acid inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen production by human lung fibroblasts. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 1995, 12: 287-295. PMID: 7873195, DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.12.3.7873195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman lung fibroblastsRetinoic acidCollagen productionChronic inflammatory lung disordersDoses of RALung fibroblastsType IInhibitory effectInflammatory lung disordersTrans retinoic acidFibroblast collagen productionM retinoic acidLung disordersPotent immunomodulatorFibrotic responseRetinoid compoundsType III collagenBasal levelsSignificant inhibitionAcid inhibitionSignificant decreaseRetinoidsUnstimulated cellsPreincubationStimulation