Epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a fundamental underlying pathogenic process in COPD airways: fibrosis, remodeling and cancer.

Nowrin, Kaosia; Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh; Peterson, Gregory; Patel, Rahul; Walters, Eugene Haydn

Nowrin, Kaosia; Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh; Peterson, Gregory; Patel, Rahul; Walters, Eugene Haydn.

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Nowrin K; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Chronic Respiratory Disease, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.

Expert Rev Respir Med ; 8(5): 547-59, 2014 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25113142

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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; Lung/pathology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/pathology; Respiratory System/pathology; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms/pathology; Fibrosis/pathology; Humans; Lung/physiopathology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology; Respiratory System/physiopathology; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms/physiopathology

Key words

COPD; Smads; epithelial-mesenchymal transition; smoking; transcription factors; ß-catenin

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory System / Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition / Lung Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Expert Rev Respir Med Year: 2014 Document type: Article

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