Cytomegalovirus infection accelerates experimental obliterative bronchiolitis via platelet-derived growth factor upregulation

Transplant Proc. 1997 Feb-Mar;29(1-2):798. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(96)00106-6.

Authors

P Koskinen¹, E Kallio, J Tikkanen, C Bruggeman, P Häyry, K Lemström

Affiliation

¹ Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 9123530
DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(96)00106-6

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Bronchiolitis Obliterans / physiopathology*
Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
Cytomegalovirus Infections / physiopathology*
Gene Expression Regulation
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / biosynthesis*
Postoperative Complications*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Rats, Inbred WF
Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / biosynthesis*
Trachea / transplantation*
Transplantation, Homologous / immunology
Transplantation, Homologous / pathology*
Transplantation, Isogeneic / immunology
Transplantation, Isogeneic / pathology*

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Cyclosporine
Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor