Tumor necrosis factor-alpha enhances both epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cell contraction induced in A549 human alveolar epithelial cells by transforming growth factor-beta1.

Yamauchi Y, Kohyama T, Takizawa H, Kamitani S, Desaki M, Takami K, Kawasaki S, Kato J, Nagase T. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha enhances both epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cell contraction induced in A549 human alveolar epithelial cells by transforming growth factor-beta1. Exp Lung Res. 2010 Feb; 36(1):12-24.

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subject areas

Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
Cell Dedifferentiation
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Shape
Epithelial Cells
Fibrosis
Humans
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Transforming Growth Factor beta1
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Yasuhiro Yamauchi

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