API
Event: 1457
Key Event Title
Short name
EMTBiological Context
| Level of Biological Organization |
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| Cellular |
Cell term
Organ term
Key Event Components
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Key Event Overview
AOPs Including This Key Event
| AOP Name | Role of event in AOP |
|---|---|
| Latent TGFbeta1 activation leads to pulmonary fibrosis | KeyEvent |
| PPARγ inactivation leading to lung fibrosis | KeyEvent |
| α-diketone-induced bronchiolitis obliterans | KeyEvent |
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Sex Applicability
Key Event Description
Inflammatory reactions result in the release of various cytokines which in turn can stimulate the transition of epithelial cells to a mesenchymal phenotype acquiring function characteristics of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts.
How It Is Measured or Detected
Loss of E-cadherin and cell polarity is considered to be a fundamental event in epithelial-mesenchymal transition. The simultaneous expression of epithelial (e.g. E-cadherin) and mesenchymal markers (e.g. N-cadherin and vimentin) within the airway epithelium are indicative for ongoing transition (Borthwick et al. 2009, 2010).
Domain of Applicability
References
Borthwick, L. A., Parker, S. M., Brougham, K. A., Johnson, G. E., Gorowiec, M. R., Ward, C., … Fisher, A. J. (2009). Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and airway remodelling after human lung transplantation. Thorax, 64(9), 770–777. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2008.104133
Borthwick, L. A., McIlroy, E. I., Gorowiec, M. R., Brodlie, M., Johnson, G. E., Ward, C., … Fisher, A. J. (2010). Inflammation and epithelial to mesenchymal transition in lung transplant recipients: Role in dysregulated epithelial wound repair. American Journal of Transplantation, 10(3), 498–509. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02953.x