The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in the Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Process During the Fibrosis

Fibrosis is considered a complex form of tissue damage commonly present in the end stage of many diseases. It is also related to a high percentage of death, whose predominant characteristics are an excessive and abnormal deposition of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts -derived extracellular matrix (ECM...

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Main Authors: Amani Abraheem Alsadiq Alyaseer, Murilo Henrique Saturnino de Lima, Tarcio Teodoro Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00883/full