GDF-15 is abundantly expressed in plexiform lesions in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and affects proliferation and apoptosis of pulmonary endothelial cells

BACKGROUND: Growth-differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a stress-responsive, transforming growth factor-β-related cytokine, which has recently been reported to be elevated in serum of patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). The aim of the study was to examine the expression...

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Autores principales: Nickel, Nils, Jonigk, Danny, Kempf, Tibor, Bockmeyer, Clemens L, Maegel, Lavinia, Rische, Johanna, Laenger, Florian, Lehmann, Ulrich, Sauer, Clemens, Greer, Mark, Welte, Tobias, Hoeper, Marius M, Golpon, Heiko A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3113721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21548946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-62

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