The Role of TGF-β Signaling in Lung Cancer Associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The Role of TGF-β Signaling in Lung Cancer Associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease of unknown etiology and dismal prognosis. IPF patients are known to have an increased risk of lung cancer and careful decision-making is required for the treatment of lung cancer associated with IPF. Transforming growth facto...

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Main Authors: Akira Saito, Masafumi Horie, Patrick Micke, Takahide Nagase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
non-small cell lung cancer
transforming growth factor-β
extracellular matrix
tumor microenvironment
usual interstitial pneumonia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/11/3611

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