Viral infection drives tissue fibrosis in vitro
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a refractory and lethal interstitial lung disease characterized by loss of alveolar epithelial cells, fibroblast proliferation and extra-cellular matrix protein deposition. EBV, localised to alveolar epithelial cells of pulmonary fibrosis patients is associated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2008-04-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/17/107/49 |