Severe airway epithelial injury, aberrant repair and bronchiolitis obliterans develops after diacetyl instillation in rats.

Severe airway epithelial injury, aberrant repair and bronchiolitis obliterans develops after diacetyl instillation in rats.

Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a fibrotic lung disease that occurs in a variety of clinical settings, including toxin exposures, autoimmunity and lung or bone marrow transplant. Despite its increasing clinical importance, little is known regarding the underlying disease mechanisms due to a lack of...

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Main Authors: Scott M Palmer, Gordon P Flake, Fran L Kelly, Helen L Zhang, Julia L Nugent, Patrick J Kirby, Julie F Foley, William M Gwinn, Dan L Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3064568?pdf=render

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