In vivo blockade of KCa3.1 ion channel alleviates ER stress in type II alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages in pulmonary fibrosis

K. Perera (Melbourne, Australia), S. Vithana Dewage (Melbourne, Australia), H. Derseh (Melbourne, Australia), P. Benham (Melbourne, Australia), A. Stent (Melbourne, Australia), L. Organ (Nottingham, United Kingdom), K. Snibson (Melbourne, Australia)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Translational aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Translational aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5385
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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