Suppression of TGF-β pathway by pirfenidone decreases extracellular matrix deposition in ocular fibroblasts in vitro

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Thomas Stahnke ,

* E-mail: thomas.stahnke@med.uni-rostock.de

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Bhavani S. Kowtharapu,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Oliver Stachs,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Klaus-Peter Schmitz,

Affiliation Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Johannes Wurm,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Andreas Wree,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Rudolf Friedrich Guthoff,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Marina Hovakimyan

Affiliation Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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