CXCL12 Induces Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression in Human Lung Fibroblasts through the Rac1/ERK, JNK, and AP-1 Pathways

• Chien-Huang Lin ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Chien-Huang Lin, Chung-Huang Shih

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chung-Huang Shih ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Chien-Huang Lin, Chung-Huang Shih

  Affiliations School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chih-Chieh Tseng,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chung-Chi Yu,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yuan-Jhih Tsai,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Mauo-Ying Bien,

  Affiliations School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Bing-Chang Chen

  * E-mail: bcchen@tmu.edu.tw

  Affiliation School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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