Effect of progesterone on Smad signaling and TGF-β/Smad-regulated genes in lung epithelial cells.

The effect of endogenous progesterone and/or exogenous pre- or postnatal progesterone application on lung function of preterm infants is poorly defined. While prenatal progesterone substitution may prevent preterm birth, in vitro and in vivo data suggest a benefit of postnatal progesterone replaceme...

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Main Authors: Steffen Kunzmann, Barbara Ottensmeier, Christian P Speer, Markus Fehrholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200661&type=printable