Open AccessRole of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in the pulmonary fibrosis induced by paraquat in rats
Author(s) -
Jun Yi,
Zhaocai Zhang,
Meibian Zhang,
Xin He,
Hao Lin,
Haiwen Huang,
Haibin Dai,
Yunpeng Huang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1920-8642
DOI - 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2021.03.009
Subject(s) - epithelial–mesenchymal transition , western blot , immunohistochemistry , pulmonary fibrosis , fibrosis , transcription factor , pathology , pathological , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , medicine , real time polymerase chain reaction , cancer research , messenger rna , transition (genetics) , gene , biology , biochemistry
This study aims to explore the characteristics of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and its underlying molecular mechanisms in the period of paraquat (PQ)-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF).