Inhibition of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Attenuates Transforming Growth Factor-β-Dependent Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Differentiation of Fibroblasts to Myofibroblasts

• Keitaro Omori,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Noboru Hattori ,

  * E-mail: nhattori@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Tadashi Senoo,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Yusuke Takayama,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Takeshi Masuda,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Taku Nakashima,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Hiroshi Iwamoto,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Kazunori Fujitaka,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Hironobu Hamada,

  Affiliation Department of Physical Analysis and Therapeutic Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Nobuoki Kohno

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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