Protection from Fluorescein Isothiocyanate-Induced Fibrosis in IL-13-Deficient, but Not IL-4-Deficient, Mice Results from Impaired Collagen Synthesis by Fibroblasts
Jill E Kolodsick, Galen B Toews, Claudia Jakubzick, Cory Hogaboam, Thomas A Moore, Andrew McKenzie, Carol A Wilke, Cara…
In this animal study, researchers investigated the drivers of lung fibrosis in mice. The team compared mice genetically deficient in the immune molecules IL-4, IL-13, or both. Results showed that mice lacking IL-13 were…