Alveolar epithelial cells undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition in acute interstitial pneumonia: a case report
Conclusions:
The results in this study revealed that alveolar epithelial cells underwent epithelial-mesenchymal transition and may be an important origin of myofibroblasts in the progression of acute interstitial pneumonia. Conducting research on the transformation of alveolar epithelial cells into myofibroblasts in the lung tissue of patients with acute interstitial pneumonia may be beneficial for the treatment of this disease. However, to our knowledge, no research has been conducted on this topic.
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - Latest articles - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hongbo LiJinjin ZhangXiaodong SongTao WangZhi LiDong HaoXiaozhi WangQingyin ZhengCuiping MaoPan XuChangjun Lv Source Type: research
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