Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) inhibit hypoxia stimulated human pulmonary artery fibroblast (PAF) proliferation via inhibition of p38 MAP kinase and HIF-1α

R. P. Weerackody, D. J. Welsh, R. M. Wadsworth, A. J. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension
Session: Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2697
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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R. P. Weerackody, D. J. Welsh, R. M. Wadsworth, A. J. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom). Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) inhibit hypoxia stimulated human pulmonary artery fibroblast (PAF) proliferation via inhibition of p38 MAP kinase and HIF-1α. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 2697

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