Epiregulin is a dendritic cell–derived EGFR ligand that maintains skin and lung fibrosis
Odell I, Steach H, Gauld S, Reinke-Breen L, Karman J, Carr T, Wetter J, Phillips L, Hinchcliff M, Flavell R. Epiregulin is a dendritic cell–derived EGFR ligand that maintains skin and lung fibrosis. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabq6691. PMID: 36490328, PMCID: PMC9840167, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abq6691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung fibrosisDendritic cellsImmune cellsDiffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosisPersistence of fibrosisCutaneous systemic sclerosisExtent of fibrosisType I interferonSystemic sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesAntifibrotic targetsTherapeutic administrationMouse modelI interferonLung samplesLung explantsFibrosisFibrotic tissueImmune signalsEpiregulin expressionPatient's skinExtracellular matrix productionGenetic deficiencyEpiregulinEGFR ligands
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