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SUBMITTER: Chao CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7464452 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chao Cho-Ming CM Chong Lei L Chu Xuran X Shrestha Amit A Behnke Judith J Ehrhardt Harald H Zhang Jinsan J Chen Chengshui C Bellusci Saverio S
Cells 20200811 8
More than 50 years after the first description of Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) by Northway, this chronic lung disease affecting many preterm infants is still poorly understood. Additonally, approximately 40% of preterm infants suffering from severe BPD also suffer from Bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH), leading to a significant increase in total morbidity and mortality. Until today, there is no curative therapy for both BPD and BPD-PH available. It has bec ...[more]