RNA Details
Disease Name
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tissue
lung
RNA Symbol
FGF7
RNA ID
RNA Type
mRNA
Alteration Pattern
up regulation
Species
homo sapiens
Detection Methods
"Quantitative Analysis of KGF, JunB, and c-Jun mRNA; Statistical Analysis etc."
Target
NA
Pathway
ERK-1 AND P38 MAP KINASE signaling pathway
PubMed ID
Title
Keratinocyte growth factor expression by fibroblasts in pulmonary fibrosis: poor response to interleukin-1beta
Year
2005
Function
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is secreted by fibroblasts and protects from pulmonary fibrosis in animal models.