In cardiac fibroblasts, interferon-beta attenuates differentiation, collagen synthesis, and TGF-β1-induced collagen gel contraction
Samir Bolívar, Jenaro Espitia-Corredor, Francisco Olivares-Silva, Paula Valenzuela, Claudio Humeres, Renatto Anfossi, Eduardo Castro, Raúl Vivar, Aimeé Salas-Hernández, V. Pardo‐Jimenez, Guillermo Dı́az-Araya
Topics & Concepts
SMADExtracellular matrixMyofibroblastCardiac fibrosisChemistryPhosphorylationCell biologySTAT3Type I collagenSTAT1Smad2 ProteinFibrosisBiologyInternal medicineEndocrinologyMedicineCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingNF-κB Signaling PathwaysCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions