alveologenesis

Recombinant Human Elafin Promotes Alveologenesis in Newborn Mice Exposed to Chronic Hyperoxia

Elastase inhibitors reverse elastin degradation and abnormal alveologenesis and attenuate the lung structural abnormalities induced by mechanical ventilation with O2-rich gas. The potential of these molecules to improve endothelial function and to ameliorate severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) during lung development is not yet understood.