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. 2022;4(4):141-144.
doi: 10.33696/immunology.4.142.

PD-L1 as a Novel Mediator of Lung Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transition

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PD-L1 as a Novel Mediator of Lung Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transition

Xia Guo et al. J Cell Immunol. 2022.
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Keywords: Fibroblast to myofibroblast transition; Lung; PD-L1; Pulmonary fibrosis; Transforming growth factor β.

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Figure 1:
A diagram of the mechanisms by which PD-L1 mediates fibroblast to myofibroblast transition (FMT).

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