Endothelial FGF signaling is protective in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension

KV Woo, IY Shen, CJ Weinheimer… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) is one of the most common and deadliest
forms of PH. Fibroblast growth factor receptors 1 and 2 (FGFR1/2) are elevated in patients …

Endothelial-derived FGF2 contributes to the progression of pulmonary hypertension in humans and rodents

M Izikki, C Guignabert, E Fadel… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive, lethal lung disease characterized by
pulmonary artery SMC (PA-SMC) hyperplasia leading to right-sided heart failure. Molecular …

Autocrine fibroblast growth factor-2 signaling contributes to altered endothelial phenotype in pulmonary hypertension

L Tu, L Dewachter, B Gore, E Fadel… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Pulmonary vascular remodeling is key to the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary arterial
hypertension (IPAH). We recently reported that fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 2 is markedly …

PFKFB3-mediated endothelial glycolysis promotes pulmonary hypertension

Y Cao, X Zhang, L Wang, Q Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Increased glycolysis in the lung vasculature has been connected to the development of
pulmonary hypertension (PH). We therefore investigated whether glycolytic regulator 6 …

Endothelial HIF signaling regulates pulmonary fibrosis-associated pulmonary hypertension

AJ Bryant, RP Carrick, ME McConaha… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) complicating chronic parenchymal lung disease, such as
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, results in significant morbidity and mortality. Since the hypoxia …

Vascular endothelial cell-specific connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is necessary for development of chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension

L Pi, C Fu, Y Lu, J Zhou, M Jorgensen… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Chronic hypoxia frequently complicates the care of patients with interstitial lung disease,
contributing to the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH), and premature death …

Mutual promotion of FGF21 and PPARγ attenuates hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension

G Cai, J Liu, M Wang, L Su, M Cai… - Experimental …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), a primarily liver-derived endocrine factor, has the
beneficial effect of protecting blood vessels. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ …

Is the fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway a victim of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in pulmonary parenchymal and vascular remodeling?

E El Agha, F Schwind, C Ruppert… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to lung
disease and/or hypoxia and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are increasingly recognized …

Endothelial HIF-2α contributes to severe pulmonary hypertension due to endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition

H Tang, A Babicheva, KM McDermott… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary vascular remodeling characterized by concentric wall thickening and intraluminal
obliteration is a major contributor to the elevated pulmonary vascular resistance in patients …

Key role of the endothelial TGF-β/ALK1/endoglin signaling pathway in humans and rodents pulmonary hypertension

B Gore, M Izikki, O Mercier, L Dewachter, E Fadel… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Mutations affecting transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily receptors, activin
receptor-like kinase (ALK)-1, and endoglin (ENG) occur in patients with pulmonary arterial …