title: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: a key mechanism for cigarette smoke-associated pulmonary fibrosis in COPD?
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
authors.forename: Zenglin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
authors.forename: Fuqiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of China, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. Electronic address: lchens@126.com.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D058750:Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition / Q000502:physiology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000378:metabolism*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012906:Smoke; D012907:Smoking / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012906:Smoke
keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cigarette smoke; Epithelial–mesenchymal transition; Pulmonary fibrosis