The PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast reduced bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrotic and vascular remodeling in mice in vivo

R. Benito, J. Cortijo, E. Donet, M. Mauricio, D. Ivars, E. Morcillo (Valencia, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Animal models of pulmonary fibrosis: mechanisms and therapies
Session: Animal models of pulmonary fibrosis: mechanisms and therapies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 714
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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R. Benito, J. Cortijo, E. Donet, M. Mauricio, D. Ivars, E. Morcillo (Valencia, Spain). The PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast reduced bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrotic and vascular remodeling in mice in vivo. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 714

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