Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5860347 Toxicology Letters 2014 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

- MWCNT induced pulmonary fibrosis in a length dependent manner.
- Only long MWCNT produced the observed pulmonary fibrosis in C57Bl/6J mice.
- EMT contributed to the adverse outcome of pulmonary fibrosis induced by MWCNT.
- TGF-β/p-Smad2 signaling pathway played a pivotal role in the occurrence of EMT.
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