Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene Polymorphisms and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Identification of MMP16 as a New Player in Lung Development
Figure 4
Changes in lung MMP16 mRNA expression in newborn rats exposed to insults associated with alveolar developmental arrest.
A: Exposure to hyperoxia (O2>95%) from birth to day 6; B: Daily administration of dexamethasone from birth to day 5 (two doses). Results are expressed as a percentage of the control value. * p<0.05 in two-group comparisons.