Immunohistochemical analysis of apoptosis and cell proliferation in lungs of premature infants with chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)

• Main Authors: Sandra Mara Witkowski (Author), Lúcia de Noronha (Author), Cristina T. Okamoto (Author), Carlos F. Oldenburg Neto (Author), Tammy Almeida (Author), Seigo Nagashima (Author), João A. Bahr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: The pathophisiology of chronic lung disease (CLD), clinically known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia is not clear. It is believed that protective mechanisms, such as the release of inflammatory mediators and the activation of apoptotic and/or proliferative processes are activated...