By compiling findings from recent studies, this review will garner novel insight on the dynamic and complex role of BMP signaling in diseases of inflammation, highlighting the specific roles played by both individual ligands and endogenous antagonists. Ultimately, this summary will help inform the high therapeutic value of targeting this pathway for modulating diseases of inflammation.
Keywords: Atherosclerosis; anemia of inflammation; endothelial injury; inflammatory arthritis; myocardial infarction; vascular inflammation.