Molecular mechanisms of TGF‐β antagonism by interferon γ and cyclosporine A in lung fibroblasts
EICKELBERG O, PANSKY A, KOEHLER E, BIHL M, TAMM M, HILDEBRAND P, PERRUCHOUD A, KASHGARIAN M, ROTH M. Molecular mechanisms of TGF‐β antagonism by interferon γ and cyclosporine A in lung fibroblasts. The FASEB Journal 2001, 15: 797-806. PMID: 11259398, DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0233com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCollagenCyclosporineDNA-Binding ProteinsExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsGenes, ReporterHumansInterferon-gammaLungModels, BiologicalOligonucleotides, AntisenseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junPulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor AP-1Transforming Growth Factor betaConceptsCollagen depositionLung fibroblastsIFN-gammaExcess extracellular matrix depositionGrowth factor-beta activityPrimary human lung fibroblastsFibrotic lung diseaseHuman lung fibroblastsTGF-beta antagonismAP-1IFN-gamma treatmentExtracellular matrix depositionLung fibrosisFatal conditionLung diseaseMolecular mechanismsPathological featuresInterferon γTranscription factor AP-1Future therapiesPharmacological agentsJunD homodimersFactor AP-1Novel targetDirect inhibition