respiratory system
• mice show exacerbated bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis
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• static compliance is lower than those of wild-type mice in response to bleomycin
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homeostasis/metabolism
• higher severity of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by higher levels of hydroxyproline
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• mice show exacerbated bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, with lower static compliance of lungs
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cellular
• primary lung fibroblasts exhibit increased expression of myofibroblast markers alpha-SMA and Col1, an increase in the percentages of alpha-SMA-positive cells, and increased expression of Col1a1, Col3a1, and Fn1, indicating lung fibroblast activation
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• primary lung fibroblasts exhibit enhanced capacity for cell migration
• treatment of primary lung fibroblasts with a PDGFB-neutralizing antibody almost completely reduces the enhanced cell migration
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