Figure 1From: GDF-15 is abundantly expressed in plexiform lesions in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and affects proliferation and apoptosis of pulmonary endothelial cellsGDF-15 mRNA expression in normal human lung. GDF-15 mRNA expression in normal lung and lung tissue from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was assessed by real-time RT-PCR. Data are presented as relative expression of GDF-15 mRNA normalized to two housekeeping genes. Data from n = 5 each group are shown as mean ± SD. * = p < 0.05 vs. normal lung.Back to article page