Latent Transforming Growth Factor Binding Protein-2 promotes microfibrillar TGF-β bioavailability to drive pathologic fibrosis in remote regions of infarcted hearts
Fahad Ehsan, Michelle Di Paola, Micael Dewar…·Scott P Heximer
This study shows that LTBP2 promotes fibrosis in remote myocardium after MI by sequestering latent TGF-β, and its deletion reduces fibrosis and improves cardiac function.