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    CD248 and integrin alpha-8 are candidate markers for differentiating lung fibroblast subtypes

    Lung fibrosis is a serious life-threatening condition whose manifestation varies according to the localization and characteristics of fibroblasts, which are considered heterogeneous. Therefore, to better under...

    Sayomi Matsushima, Yoichiro Aoshima, Taisuke Akamatsu in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2020)

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    Direct isolation of myofibroblasts and fibroblasts from bleomycin-injured lungs reveals their functional similarities and differences

    Myofibroblasts play a crucial role in tissue repair. The functional similarities and differences between myofibroblasts and fibroblasts are not fully understood because they have not been separately isolated f...

    Taisuke Akamatsu, Yosifumi Arai, Isao Kosugi in Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair (2013)