Loss of CD73 prevents accumulation of alternatively activated macrophages and the formation of prefibrotic macrophage clusters in irradiated lungs.
de Leve S, Wirsdörfer F, Cappuccini F, Schütze A, Meyer AV, Röck K, Thompson LF, Fischer JW, Stuschke M, Jendrossek V.
de Leve S, et al. Among authors: wirsdorfer f.
FASEB J. 2017 Jul;31(7):2869-2880. doi: 10.1096/fj.201601228R. Epub 2017 Mar 21.
FASEB J. 2017.
PMID: 28325757
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We speculate that accumulation of alternatively activated macrophages in organized clusters represents the origins of fibrotic foci after WTI and is promoted by a cross-talk between HA, CD73/adenosine signaling, and other profibrotic mediators.-De Leve, S., Wirsdorfer, …
We speculate that accumulation of alternatively activated macrophages in organized clusters represents the origins of fibrotic foci after WT …