Differential Proliferative Characteristics of Alveolar Fibroblasts in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Regulative Role of IL-1 and PGE2

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Fireman (Author), Shlomo Ben Efraim (Author), Joel Greif (Author), Hava Peretz (Author), Shmuel Kivity (Author), Marcel Topilsky (Author), Yosef Rodrig (Author), A. Yellin (Author), Ron N. Apte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fibroblasts (Fb) from patients with sarcoidosis (SA) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) exhibited a lower proliferative capacity compared with Fb obtained from control (CO) and diffuse interstitial fibrosis patients (DIF). Proliferation of Fb from SA or lip patients was suppressed by autologous L...