Table 1.

Actions of periostin on lung epithelial cells and fibroblasts

Cell type	Action	References
Epithelial cells	Enhanced wound repair in vitro	[98]
	Conflicting reports on migration	[98, 99]
	Enhanced proliferation	[99]
	Promotes epithelial to mesenchymal transition	[100]
	Increases collagen deposition and crosslinking of collagen fibers	[100]
	Enhanced mucin production (MUC5AC)	[101]
Fibroblasts	Increased proliferation	[20]
	Increased expression of collagen I and III genes	[20]
	Increased wound closure	[20]

Adapted from Ref. [20]