Sildenafil attenuates pulmonary inflammation and fibrin deposition, mortality and right ventricular hypertrophy in neonatal hyperoxic lung injury
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition with sildenafil has been used to treat severe pulmonary hypertension and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease in very preterm infants who were mechanically ventilated for respiratory...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
| Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/30 |