Phosphodiesterase type 4 expression and anti-proliferative effects in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a proliferative vascular disease, characterized by aberrant regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation and apoptosis in distal pulmonary arteries. Prostacyclin (PGI<sub>2</sub>) anal...
Main Authors: | Afzal Saliha, Ren Xiaohui, Spink Karen G, Growcott Ellena J, Banner Kathy H, Wharton John |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/9 |
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