PD-1 up-regulation on CD4 T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production.Celada LJ, Kropski JA, Herazo-Maya JD, Luo W, Creecy A, Abad AT, Chioma OS, Lee G, Hassell NE, Shaginurova GI, Wang Y, Johnson JE, Kerrigan A, Mason WR, Baughman RP, Ayers GD, Bernard GR, Culver DA, Montgomery CG, Maher TM, Molyneaux PL, Noth I, Mutsaers SE, Prele CM, Peebles RS, Newcomb DC, Kaminski N, Blackwell TS, Van Kaer L, Drake WP
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MeSH Terms: Adult, Aged, Animals, Bleomycin, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Proliferation, Collagen Type I, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Fibroblasts, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interleukin-17, Male, Mice, Middle Aged, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, RNA, Messenger, STAT3 Transcription Factor, Sarcoidosis, Th17 Cells, Transforming Growth Factor beta1, Up-RegulationAdded March 26, 2019