Transforming growth factor-β1 and SMAD signalling pathway in the small airways of smokers and patients with COPD: potential role in driving fibrotic type-2 epithelial mesenchymal transition.

Front Immunol · 2023 · PMC10331458 · PMID 37435075

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RBM cells The number of cells stained positively for SMAD7 in the RBM showed highly significant increases between all test groups compared to the normal controls.

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