Roflumilast N-oxide, a PDE4 inhibitor, curbs bleomycin-induced lung fibroblast activation in vitro

B. Arezzini, D. Vecchio, P. A. Martorana, H. Tenor, C. Gardi (Siena, Italy; Konstanz, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Airway smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts: cell biology
Session: Airway smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts: cell biology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 759
Disease area: Airway diseases

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