Blockade of advanced glycation end product formation attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have been proposed to be involved in pulmonary fibrosis, but its role in this process has not been fully understood. To investigate the role of AGE formation in pulmonary fibrosis, we used a ble...

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Main Authors: Liu Dai-Shun, Li Ji-Qiong, Sun Bei-Bei, Wang Xun, Wang Tao, Chen Lei, Zhang Shang-Fu, Liu Lin, Xu Dan, Chen Ya-Juan, Wen Fu-Qiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/55