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    TGF-β1 and serum both stimulate contraction but differentially affect apoptosis in 3D collagen gels

    Apoptosis of fibroblasts may be key for the removal of cells following repair processes. Contraction of three-dimensional collagen gels is a model of wound healing and remodeling. Here two potent inducers of c...

    Tetsu Kobayashi, **angde Liu, Hui Jung Kim, Tadashi Kohyama in Respiratory Research (2005)

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    Glucocorticoids and TGF-β1 Synergize in Augmenting Fibroblast Mediated Contraction of Collagen Gels

    TGF-β plays a central role in the initiation and progression of pulmonary fibrosis. Glucocorticoids are frequently used to treat fibrotic diseases, but beneficial effects are often modest. Both TGF-β and gluco...

    Fu-Qiang Wen, C. Magnus Sköld, **ang-Der Liu, Ronald F. Ertl, Yun Kui Zhu in Inflammation (2001)