Sustained β-catenin activity in dermal fibroblasts is sufficient for skin fibrosis

J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Oct;132(10):2469-2472. doi: 10.1038/jid.2012.155. Epub 2012 May 24.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Dermis / metabolism*
  • Dermis / pathology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism*
  • Fibroblasts / pathology
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Skin / metabolism
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta / metabolism
  • Wnt Proteins / metabolism
  • beta Catenin / genetics
  • beta Catenin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Wnt Proteins
  • beta Catenin