Alternatives to steroids?! Beneficial effects of immunosuppressant drugs in autoimmune pancreatitis: Table 1

Background

Persistence of myofibroblasts is believed to contribute to the development of fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) irreversibly converts fibroblasts into pathological myofibroblasts, which express smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA) and produce extracellular matrix proteins, such as procollagen I (α1). Reactive oxygen species produced by NADPH oxidases (NOXs) have been shown to...