Transforming Growth Factor-beta-Induced Differentiation of Airway Smooth Muscle Cells Is Inhibited by Fibroblast Growth Factor-2

Michael Schuliga; Aqeel Javeed; Trudi Harris; Yuxiu Xia; Chengxue Qin; Zhexing Wang; Xuehua Zhang; Peter VS Lee; Bianca Camoretti-Mercado; Alastair G Stewart

Journal article

Transforming Growth Factor-beta-Induced Differentiation of Airway Smooth Muscle Cells Is Inhibited by Fibroblast Growth Factor-2

Michael Schuliga, Aqeel Javeed, Trudi Harris, Yuxiu Xia, Chengxue Qin, Zhexing Wang, Xuehua Zhang, Peter VS Lee, Bianca Camoretti-Mercado, Alastair G Stewart

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | AMER THORACIC SOC | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0151OC

University of Melbourne Researchers

Helena Qin Author Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Xuehua Zhang Author Mechanical Engineering

Peter Lee Author Biomedical Engineering

Alastair Stewart Author Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) research grants 509001, 1045372 and by National Institutes of Health grant K01HL092588 (B.C.M.).