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. 2026 Apr 1;15(7):637. doi: 10.3390/cells15070637
3D 3-dimensional
α-SMA α-smooth muscle actin
ANOVA Analysis of variance
BSA Bovine serum albumin
DMEM Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium
ECM Extracellular matrix
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FBS Fetal bovine serum
IL Interleukin
ILD Interstitial lung disease
IPF Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LSD Least significant difference
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
PSF Penicillin-streptomycin fungizone
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFR Platelet-derived growth factor receptor
SSc Systemic sclerosis
SEM Standard error of the mean
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β