Vanderbilt University: Clues to Lung Injury in Preterm Babies
March 06, 2020
March 06, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) -- a form of chronic lung disease -- is a leading complication of preterm birth affecting infants born before 32 weeks gestation. Exposure to high levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) plays a role in BPD pathogenesis, but the precise molecular mechanisms remain uncertain.
Jennifer Sucre, MD, and colleagues previously demonstrated a pattern of i . . .
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) -- a form of chronic lung disease -- is a leading complication of preterm birth affecting infants born before 32 weeks gestation. Exposure to high levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) plays a role in BPD pathogenesis, but the precise molecular mechanisms remain uncertain.
Jennifer Sucre, MD, and colleagues previously demonstrated a pattern of i . . .