Inhibition of the Arp2/3 complex inhibits lung myofibroblast differentiation in vitro and attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice

C. Mergault (Tours, France), F. Lisée (Tours, France), V. Tiroille (Tours, France), N. Heuzé-Vourc'H (Tours, France), C. Parent (Tours, France), D. Sizaret (Tours, France), S. Marchand-Adam (Tours, France), L. Plantier (Tours, France)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Extracellular matrix formation and remodelling in physiology and disease
Session: Extracellular matrix formation and remodelling in physiology and disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 594
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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