β-III tubulin identifies anti-fibrotic state of pericytes in pulmonary fibrosis
Yoh-suke Mukouyama, Ryo Sato, Kosuke Imamura, Tatsuya Tsukui, Teruhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Tomita, Kosuke Fujino, Tokunori Ikeda, Kunio Onizawa, Takumi Sogo, Christian Combs, Meera Murgai, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Paul J. Wolters, Makoto Suzuki, , Dean Sheppard
This study identifies β-III tubulin as a marker for anti-fibrotic pericytes in pulmonary fibrosis and shows that Tuj1-expressing pericytes release CXCL10 to inhibit pro-fibrotic macrophage differentiation.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2025 · PreprintPathology