About the Authors
- Christopher Lambers
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Michael Roth
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Affiliation Pulmonary Cell Research/Pneumologie, Department Biomedicine/Internal Medicine, University Basel/University Hospital, Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Jun Zhong
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Affiliation Pulmonary Cell Research/Pneumologie, Department Biomedicine/Internal Medicine, University Basel/University Hospital, Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Christoph Campregher
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Affiliation Christian Doppler Laboratory for Molecular Cancer Chemoprevention, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Petra Binder
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Bernhard Burian
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Ventzislav Petkov
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Lutz-Henning Block
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* E-mail: lutz-henning.block@meduniwien.ac.at
Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. This study was partly supported by an unrestricted grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals. C.L. has received a travel grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals. The Bosentan used in this study is an Actelion Pharmaceuticals product. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CL MR VP LHB. Performed the experiments: CL MR JZ PB. Analyzed the data: CL MR VP LHB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CC BB VP. Wrote the manuscript: CL MR LHB.