Although its etiology is unknown, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is thought to be related to cyclical lung injury and healing, with the hypothesis that TGF-beta from injured pneumocytes induces fibrosis.
Obwohl die Ursache unbekannt ist, wird angenommen, dass die idiopathische Lungenfibrose mit zyklischen Lungenschäden (und zyklischer Heilung) zusammenhängt. Die Hypothese besagt, dass TGF-beta aus verletzten Pneumozyten die Fibrose induziert.
| Front | Although its etiology is unknown, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is thought to be related to ___. The hypothesis states that ___ from injured pneumocytes induces fibrosis. |
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| Back | cyclical lung injury (and cyclical healing); TGF-beta |
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