Pentoxifylline inhibits the fibrogenic activity of pleural effusions and transforming growth factor-β

• Glavni autori: P. Entzian (Autor), M. Schlaak (Autor), U. Seitzer (Autor), Y. Acil (Autor), M. Ernst (Autor), P. Zabel (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Physiopathology of organ fibrosis is far from being completely understood, and the efficacy of the available therapeutic strategies is disappointing. We chose pleural disease for further studies and addressed the questions of which cytokines are relevant in pleural fibrosis and which drugs might int...