Gene expression profiles reveal molecular mechanisms involved in the progression and resolution of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis
Cabrera S, Selman M, Lonzano-Bolaños A, Konishi K, Richards TJ, Kaminski N, Pardo A. Gene expression profiles reveal molecular mechanisms involved in the progression and resolution of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2013, 304: l593-l601. PMID: 23457188, PMCID: PMC4116413, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00320.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung fibrosisFibrotic responseResolution of bleomycinTranscriptional signatureGene expression profilesGene microarray analysisC57BL/6 miceProminent inflammationSingle doseExtracellular matrix-related genesInitial progressionControl animalsTIMP-1Normal architectureExpression profilesFibrosisMatrix metalloproteinasesHydroxyproline contentBleomycinMatrix-related genesSubsequent resolutionProgressionInflammationEqual volumeMicroarray analysis