The latest in animal models of pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure

O Boucherat, V Agrawal, A Lawrie, S Bonnet - Circulation research, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) describes heterogeneous population of patients with a mean
pulmonary arterial pressure> 20 mm Hg. Rarely, PH presents as a primary disorder but is …

Animal models of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the hope for etiological discovery and pharmacological cure

KR Stenmark, B Meyrick, N Galie… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
At present, six groups of chronic pulmonary hypertension (PH) are described. Among these,
group 1 (and 1′) comprises a group of diverse diseases termed pulmonary arterial …

FK506 activates BMPR2, rescues endothelial dysfunction, and reverses pulmonary hypertension

E Spiekerkoetter, X Tian, J Cai… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Dysfunctional bone morphogenetic protein receptor-2 (BMPR2) signaling is implicated in the
pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We used a transcriptional high …

Cellular and molecular basis of pulmonary arterial hypertension

NW Morrell, S Adnot, SL Archer, J Dupuis… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by functional and structural changes in the
pulmonary vasculature, leading to increased pulmonary vascular resistance. The process of …

Hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling: cellular and molecular mechanisms

KR Stenmark, KA Fagan, MG Frid - Circulation research, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Chronic hypoxic exposure induces changes in the structure of pulmonary arteries, as well as
in the biochemical and functional phenotypes of each of the vascular cell types, from the …

Molecular pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension

M Rabinovitch - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Recent clinical and experimental studies are redefining the cellular and molecular bases of
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The genetic abnormalities first identified in …

Basic science of pulmonary arterial hypertension for clinicians: new concepts and experimental therapies

SL Archer, EK Weir, MR Wilkins - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a syndrome in which pulmonary arterial
obstruction increases pulmonary vascular resistance, which leads to right ventricular (RV) …

Endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension: cause or consequence?

K Kurakula, VFED Smolders, O Tura-Ceide… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, complex, and progressive disease that is
characterized by the abnormal remodeling of the pulmonary arteries that leads to right …

[HTML][HTML] Role of transforming growth factor-β superfamily signaling pathways in human disease

KJ Gordon, GC Blobe - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2008 - Elsevier
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily signaling pathways are ubiquitous and
essential regulators of cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, migration …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and composition of pulmonary arteries, capillaries and veins

MI Townsley - Comprehensive Physiology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pulmonary vasculature is comprised of three anatomic compartments connected in
series: the arterial tree, an extensive capillary bed, and the venular tree. Although in general …