P21 Regulates TGF-β1–Induced Pulmonary Responses via a TNF-α–Signaling Pathway
Yamasaki M, Kang HR, Homer RJ, Chapoval SP, Cho SJ, Lee BJ, Elias JA, Lee CG. P21 Regulates TGF-β1–Induced Pulmonary Responses via a TNF-α–Signaling Pathway. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2007, 38: 346-353. PMID: 17932374, PMCID: PMC2258454, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2007-0276oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCrosses, GeneticCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DoxycyclineFibrosisImmunohistochemistryInflammationLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicRandom AllocationRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionStatistics as TopicTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMurine lungCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorAbsence of p21Caspase-3 activationP21 locusKey regulatorTNF-alpha expressionEffects of TGFExpression of p21Negative modulatorAlveolar destructionLung inflammationTransgenic overexpressionParenchymal destructionPulmonary responseApoptosisRepair responseP21 expressionRegulatory cytokinesMyofibroblast accumulationP21TGF-β1Epithelial cellsEpithelial apoptosisKinase inhibitors