Curcumin inhibits transforming growth factor β induced differentiation of mouselung fibroblasts to myofibroblasts

• Main Authors: Daishun Liu (Author), Ling Gong (Author), Honglan Zhu (Author), Shenglan Pu (Author), Yang Wu (Author), Wei Zhang (Author), Guichuan Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) induced differentiation of lung fibroblasts to myofibroblasts is a key event in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of curcumin on TGFβ induced differentiation of lung fibroblasts to myofibroblasts and explore the underl...