Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Associated With Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury Supports Pericyte-To-Myofibroblast Transition
R. HANNAN, A. Miller, R.-C. Hung, C. Sano, S. M. Peirce, T. Barker
This paper investigates how pericytes transition into myofibroblasts during lung injury, showing that fibronectin and vβ3 integrin engagement drive this process and may be targeted to reduce fibrosis.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2020Cell Biology