Open AccessInfluence of Rho kinase inhibitor fasudil on late endothelial progenitor cells in peripheral blood of COPD patients with pulmonary artery hypertension
Author(s) -
P Liu,
H M Zhang,
Yinjiang Tang,
Sheng Chen,
J X Liu,
Yuqin Zeng
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2015_030
Subject(s) - fasudil , medicine , pulmonary artery , progenitor cell , cardiology , rho associated protein kinase , rho kinase inhibitor , copd , blood pressure , pulmonary hypertension , artery , peripheral , lung , kinase , stem cell , biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
To investigate the influence of Fasudil, a Rho inhibitor on the number and functions of the late endothelial progenitor cells in peripheral blood of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) patients with pulmonary artery hypertension.