Human β-Defensin-2 Improves Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Structural and Functional Injury in Neonatal Rats.

CONCLUSIONS In hyperoxia-induced rat models of BPD, hBD2 promotes alveolarization and improves pulmonary function. The mechanism may contribute in alleviating inflammation response and inhibiting pro-inflammatory factors including IL-1ß, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. PMID: 31411185 [PubMed - in process]
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