Tweaking microtubules to treat scleroderma.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16363912.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1322299.
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Abstract
van Laar and Huizinga discuss a new study of a mouse model of scleroderma, which showed that stabilizing microtubules with paclitaxel led to reduced fibrosis.
Medical subject headings
- Microtubules
- Scleroderma, Systemic
- Transforming Growth Factor beta