An Experimental Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Features Long-Term Retinal and Pulmonary Defects but Not Sustained Lung Inflammation

An Experimental Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Features Long-Term Retinal and Pulmonary Defects but Not Sustained Lung Inflammation

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a severe lung disease that affects preterm infants receiving oxygen therapy. No standardized, clinically-relevant BPD model exists, hampering efforts to understand and treat this disease. This study aimed to evaluate and confirm a candidate model of acute and chro...

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Main Authors: Lakshanie C. Wickramasinghe, Peter van Wijngaarden, Chad Johnson, Evelyn Tsantikos, Margaret L. Hibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
lung development
inflammation
animal model
supplemental oxygen
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.689699/full

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