Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Vuga LJ, Milosevic J, Pandit K, Ben-Yehudah A, Chu Y, Richards T, Sciurba J, Myerburg M, Zhang Y, Parwani AV, Gibson KF, Kaminski N. Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e83120. PMID: 24376648, PMCID: PMC3869779, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCartilage Oligomeric Matrix ProteinCells, CulturedCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLungMaleMiddle AgedPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSmad3 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor beta1VimentinConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCartilage oligomeric matrix proteinIPF lungsNormal human lung fibroblastsForce vital capacityHuman lung fibroblastsTGF-β1Oligomeric matrix proteinPulmonary fibrosisLung fibroblastsSerum COMP concentrationTGF-β1 activityEpithelial cell hyperplasiaMatrix proteinsLung restrictionWestern blot analysisExtracellular matrix depositionIPF patientsTime-dependent fashionDisease activityMedian survivalVital capacityCell hyperplasiaControl lungsBlood draw