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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
Lung injury triggers an acute inflammatory response characterized by increased expression and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components such as fibronectin and collagen. Although the function of newly deposited matrices in injured lungs is unknown, their ability to affect the migration, proliferation, differentiation, and activation state of cells in vitro suggests an important role in the initiation and maintenance of the inflammatory response in vivo. Interactions between immune and nonimmune cells with the lung ECM are mediated via cell surface receptors of the integrin family which link the ECM with intracellular molecules involved in signal transduction. Activation of integrin-mediated intracellular signals may promote inflammation by facilitating leukocyte recruitment and cytokine expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0257-277X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Extracellular matrix and lung inflammation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, GA 30033, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review