Collagen V-induced nasal tolerance downregulates pulmonary collagen mRNA gene and TGF-beta expression in experimental systemic sclerosis
Open Access
- 4 January 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Respiratory Research
- Vol. 11 (1), 1
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-1
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate collagen deposition, mRNA collagen synthesis and TGF-beta expression in the lung tissue in an experimental model of scleroderma after collagen V-induced nasal tolerance.This publication has 36 references indexed in Scilit:
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