Background: Tumor cells that have undergone an epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT)-like phenotypic transformation in situ have been implicated in tumor cell invasiveness and disease progression.

The fact that mesothelial cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis may change our view of the pathophysiology of ultrafiltration failure.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal lung disease with limited treatment options. IPF is thought to result from repeated microinjuries to aging lung tissue, triggering ...

Although a variety of hypotheses have been presented as to the biphasic nature of these tumors, carcinosarcomas seem to represent the best example in human cancers of the concept of ...

A research group from Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a novel method for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF ...