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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Rui Ose
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-12548 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Journal of biological chemistry 20091204 6
Aberrant epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is involved in development of fibrotic disorders and cancer invasion. Alterations of cell-extracellular matrix interaction also contribute to those pathological conditions. However, the functional interplay between EMT and cell-extracellular matrix interactions remains poorly understood. We now show that the inflammatory mediator tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) induces the formation of fibrotic foci by cultured retinal pigment epithelial c ...[more]