The role of chemokines and chemokine receptors in pulmonary arterial hypertension

A Mamazhakypov, G Viswanathan… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by progressive pulmonary artery
remodelling leading to increased right ventricular pressure overload, which results in right …

[HTML][HTML] Role of macrophages in pulmonary arterial hypertension

MQ Zhang, CC Wang, XB Pang, JZ Shi, HR Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe cardiopulmonary vascular disease
characterized by progressive pulmonary artery pressure elevation, increased pulmonary …

CCR2/CCR5-mediated macrophage–smooth muscle cell crosstalk in pulmonary hypertension

S Abid, E Marcos, A Parpaleix… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Macrophages are major players in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH). To investigate whether lung macrophages and pulmonary-artery smooth muscle cells …

CCR2 deficiency, dysregulation of Notch signaling, and spontaneous pulmonary arterial hypertension

YRA Yu, L Mao, CA Piantadosi… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), there is overexpression of the chemokine, CC
chemokine ligand type 2 (CCL2), and infiltration of myeloid cells into the pulmonary …

Chemokine RANTES in severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

P Dorfmuller, V Zarka, I Durand-Gasselin… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
The recent discovery that sporadic and familial primary pulmonary hypertension can be
associated with germline mutations of genes encoding receptor members of the …

Role of endothelium-derived CC chemokine ligand 2 in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

O Sanchez, E Marcos, F Perros, E Fadel… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Inflammatory cytokines may affect pulmonary vascular remodeling in idiopathic
pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). CC chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) is synthesized by …

Cytokines, chemokines, and inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension

S Liang, AA Desai, SM Black, H Tang - … in Health and Disease, Volume I, 2021 - Springer
Abstract According to the World Symposium Pulmonary Hypertension (WSPH) classification,
pulmonary hypertension (PH) is classified into five categories based on etiology. Among …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage regulation during vascular remodeling: implications for pulmonary hypertension therapy

SS Pullamsetti, R Savai - American journal of respiratory cell and …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Macrophages are innate immune cells that are specialized in maintaining tissue
homeostasis, because they command a broad sensory arsenal to detect disturbances in …

Exploring the monocrotaline animal model for the study of pulmonary arterial hypertension: A network approach

R Nogueira-Ferreira, R Vitorino, R Ferreira… - Pulmonary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is responsible for the premature death mainly
because of progressive and severe heart failure. This disease is characterized by increased …

Inflammation and immunity in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension

M Rabinovitch, C Guignabert, M Humbert… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
This review summarizes an expanding body of knowledge indicating that failure to resolve
inflammation and altered immune processes underlie the development of pulmonary arterial …