Elevation of IL-6 and IL-33 Levels in Serum Associated with Lung Fibrosis and Skeletal Muscle Wasting in a Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury Mouse Model

• Hauptverfasser: Jiunn-Min Shieh (Verfasst von), Hui-Yun Tseng (Verfasst von), Fang Jung (Verfasst von), Shih-Hsing Yang (Verfasst von), Jau-Chen Lin (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Weight loss due to skeletal muscle atrophy in patients with chronic pulmonary disease is negatively correlated with clinical outcome. Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and progressive interstitial lung disease characterized by the dysregulated deposition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) with the dest...