Local apoptosis promotes collagen production by monocyte-derived cells in transforming growth factor β1-induced lung fibrosis
Peng X, Mathai SK, Murray LA, Russell T, Reilkoff R, Chen Q, Gulati M, Elias JA, Bucala R, Gan Y, Herzog EL. Local apoptosis promotes collagen production by monocyte-derived cells in transforming growth factor β1-induced lung fibrosis. Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2011, 4: 12. PMID: 21586112, PMCID: PMC3123188, DOI: 10.1186/1755-1536-4-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibrotic lung diseasePulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseApoptotic cell death responseCell death responseCollagen productionTGF-β1Connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung diseaseInhibition of apoptosisDeath responseCaspase activationIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCaspase inhibitorsInterstitial lung diseaseMonocyte-derived cellsHealthy normal controlsHuman transforming growth factorTransforming Growth FactorCaspase blockadeCell surface phenotypeGrowth factor-β1Cultured cellsLevel of apoptosisLung fibrosisApoptosis