CALL FOR PAPERS Bioengineering the Lung: Molecules, Materials, Matrix, Morphology, and Mechanics Rho-kinase inhibition attenuates airway responsiveness, inflammation, matrix remodeling, and oxidative stress activation induced by chronic inflammation

Samantha Souza Possa, Homar Toledo Charafeddine, Renato Fraga Righetti, Patricia Angeli da Silva, Rafael Almeida-Reis, Beatriz Mangueira Saraiva-Romanholo, Adenir Perini, Carla Maximo Prado, Edna Aparecida Leick-Maldonado, Milton A. Martins, and Iolanda de Fatima Lopes Calvo Tiberio Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, and Department of Biological Science, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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