Hormones
Studies in the Area of Hormones Reported from Children's Hospital
Published in Drug Week, February 4th, 2011
2011 FEB 4 -- New research, 'Prenatal treatment with retinoic acid activates parathyroid hormone-related protein signaling in the nitrofen-induced hypoplastic lung,' is the subject of a report. "Prenatal treatment with retinoic acid (RA) has been reported to stimulate alveologenesis in hypoplastic lungs (HL) in the nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) promotes alveolar maturation by stimulating surfactant production, regulated by PTHrP receptor (PTHrP-R)," scientists in Dublin, Ireland report.
"PTHrP knockout and PTHrP-R null mice both exhibit pulmonary hypoplasia. We have recently reported...
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Source: Drug Week (2011-02-04)
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