High concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor reduce stretch-induced apoptosis of alveolar type II cells

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 343-348

  Kuhn, Hartmut ^a   Krüger, Saskia ^a   Hammerschmidt, Stefan ^a   Wirtz, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Alveolar type II cell; Apoptosis; Mechanical stretch; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERNATANT;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 76249120069     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01701.x     Document Type: Article

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