Open AccessUnder inflammatory stimuli mesenteric mesothelial cells transdifferentiate into macrophages and produce pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6
Author(s) -
Sándor Katz,
Viktória Zsiros,
Anna Kiss
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.121
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1420-908X
pISSN - 1023-3830
DOI - 10.1007/s00011-019-01247-7
Subject(s) - mesothelial cell , inflammation , cytokine , mesothelium , peritoneum , immunology , pathology , medicine
Inflammatory stimuli inducing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) can transdifferentiate mesenteric mesothelial cells into macrophages.