| Literature DB >> 9574786 |
L Franco1, L Najvar, B L Gomez, S Restrepo, J R Graybill, A Restrepo.
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Pulmonary fibrosis was induced following inoculation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis conidia intranasally in BALB/c mice. Fibrosis was associated with formation of granulomas, increase in lung hydroxyproline, and sustained increases in tissue tumor necrosis factor-alpha and transforming growth factor-beta. This study suggests a role for these cytokines in generation of pulmonary fibrosis associated with chronic granulomatous infectious diseases.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9574786 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.424
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345