New research suggests that connective tissue growth factor (CTGF, also known as CCN2) is an essential component in the development of pulmonary fibrosis, a common clinical manifestation of ...
The Smad2/3 pathway plays a key role in mediating TGF-β1 inhibition of branching morphogenesis and induction of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression in embryonic lungs. Because a ...