The Transferrin Receptor CD71 Delineates Functionally Distinct Airway Macrophage Subsets during Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Taken together these data highlight how CD71 delineates AM subsets which play distinct roles in IPF and furthermore, CD71- AMs may be an important pathogenic component of fibrotic lung disease. PMID: 31051082 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - May 2, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Allden SJ, Ogger PP, Ghai P, McErlean P, Hewitt R, Toshner R, Walker SA, Saunders P, Kingston S, Molyneaux PL, Maher TM, Lloyd CM, Byrne AJ Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

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