MicroRNAs in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Pandit KV, Milosevic J, Kaminski N. MicroRNAs in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Translational Research 2011, 157: 191-199. PMID: 21420029, DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2011.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisIPF lungsPulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisMiR-155Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathwayEndothelial growth factor pathwayLethal fibrotic lung diseaseFibrotic lung diseaseMiR-29Upregulated miR-155Growth factor-β1Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionGrowth factor pathwaysLung epithelial cellsLung diseaseProfibrotic effectsBleomycin modelRole of microRNAsTherapeutic targetFactor-β1FibrosisMesenchymal transitionFactor pathwayLet-7 family members