Role of Myeloperoxidase, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

• Main Authors: Tzong-Jin Wu (Author), Xigang Jing (Author), Michelle Teng (Author), Kirkwood A. Pritchard (Author), Billy W. Day (Author), Stephen Naylor (Author), Ru-Jeng Teng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a lung complication of premature births. The leading causes of BPD are oxidative stress (OS) from oxygen treatment, infection or inflammation, and mechanical ventilation. OS activates alveolar myeloid cells with subsequent myeloperoxidase (MPO)-mediated OS. Premat...