**Abbreviations:**

α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; BAPN, β-aminopropionitrile; BMP-1, bone morphogenetic protein-1; CCl4, carbon tetrachloride; Col I, type I collagen; Col III, type III collagen; Col V, type V collagen; Col XI, type XI collagen; CTGF/CCN2, connective tissue growth factor; ECM, extracellular matrix; EGF, epidermal growth factor; HSC, hepatic stellate cell; IL17R, IL-17A

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receptor; LAP, latency associated protein; LLC, large latent complex; LOX, lysyl oxidase; LTBP, latent TGF-β-binding protein; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; OB, obliterative bronchiolitis; SLRPs, small leucine-rich proteoglycans/proteins; TGF-β, transforming growthfactor-β; TSP-1, Thrombospondin-1; TRI, TGF-β type I receptor; TRII, TGF-β type II receptor; TMLC, mink lung cell line; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
