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View article: P157 Hepatocyte growth factor concentration correlates with haemodynamic severity in connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
P157 Hepatocyte growth factor concentration correlates with haemodynamic severity in connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension Open
Introduction Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) acts via the tyrosine kinase receptor, c-MET, on endothelial and epithelial cells. It has angiogenic, mitogenic, motogenic and anti-apoptotic effects. Administration of HGF has been shown to amel…