High-mobility group box 1 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in crystalline silica induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis-MedSci.cn

High-mobility group box 1 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in crystalline silica induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis

Ma, JX; Xu, YJ; Li, W; Zhou, Y; Wang, DM; Yang, M; Wang, B; Chen, WH

Chen, WH (corresponding author), Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Occupat & Environm Hlth, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R China.

TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, 2020; 330 (): 134

Abstract

Silicosis is an inflammatory and fibrotic lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of silica. The potential role of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB......

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