Research project

Investigation of the epithelial-mescenchyme trophic unit (EMTU) in lung firbrosis

Lead researchers:

Professor Donna Davies
Research funder:

Medical Research Foundation
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Donna Davies

Research interests

Mechanisms of lung diseases
Viral-induced exacerbations of lung disease
Asthma

Connect with Donna

Email: [email protected]

Research outputs

Establishment of a pulmonary epithelial barrier on biodegradable poly-L-lactic-acid membranes

Franco Conforti, Donna Davies, Fabio Bucchieri, Salvo Montesanto, Natalie P Smithers, Valerio Brucato & Vincenzo la Carrubba, 2019, PLoS ONE, 14(1), 1-13

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210830

Type: article

Paracrine signalling during ZEB1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition augments local myofibroblast differentiation in lung fibrosis.

Liudi Yao, Franco Conforti, Charlotte Hill, Joseph Bell, Leena Drawater, Juanjuan Li, Dian Liu, Hua Xiong, Aiman Alzetani, Serena J. Chee, Ben G. Marshall, Sophie V. Fletcher, David Hancock, Mark Coldwell, Xianglin Yuan, Christian H. Ottensmeier, Julian Downward, Jane E. Collins, Rob M. Ewing, Luca Richeldi, Paul Skipp, Mark G. Jones, Donna E. Davies & Yihua Wang, 2018, Cell Death and Differentiation, 26(5), 943-957

DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0175-7

Type: article