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Increased basigin in bleomycin-induced lung injury

Tomoko Betsuyaku1, Kenji Kadomatsu, Gail L Griffin

  • 1Department of Medicine and Cell Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. bytomoko@med.hokudai.ac.jp

Summary

Basigin, a protein found in lung tissue, increases with bleomycin-induced lung injury. This suggests basigin may play a role in fibrotic lung diseases like diffuse alveolar injury.

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