Treatment targets for right ventricular dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension

SZ Prisco, T Thenappan, KW Prins - Basic to Translational Science, 2020 - jacc.org
Right ventricle (RV) dysfunction is the strongest predictor of mortality in pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH), but, at present, there are no therapies directly targeting the failing RV …

Estrogen-mediated mechanisms in hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases

B Visniauskas, I Kilanowski-Doroh, BO Ogola… - Journal of human …, 2023 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally for men and women.
Premenopausal women have a lower incidence of hypertension and other cardiovascular …

Y-Chromosome Gene, Uty, Protects Against Pulmonary Hypertension by Reducing Proinflammatory Chemokines

CM Cunningham, M Li, G Ruffenach… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a terminal pulmonary
vascular disease characterized by increased pressure, right ventricular failure, and death …

Biological heterogeneity in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension identified through unsupervised transcriptomic profiling of whole blood

S Kariotis, E Jammeh, EM Swietlik, JA Pickworth… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare but fatal disease diagnosed by
right heart catheterisation and the exclusion of other forms of pulmonary arterial …

Targeting Wnt-ß-catenin-FOSL signaling ameliorates right ventricular remodeling

SR Nayakanti, A Friedrich, P Sarode, L Jafari… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The ability of the right ventricle (RV) to adapt to an increased pressure
afterload determines survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. At present …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol alleviates right ventricular fibrosis by inhibiting the transforming growth factor β pathway in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in …

A Krzyżewska, M Baranowska-Kuczko… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating compound of Cannabis with anti-fibrotic properties.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a disease that can lead to right ventricular (RV) failure and …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: sex matters

JP Dignam, S Sharma, I Stasinopoulos… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complex disease of multifactorial origin. While
registries have demonstrated that women are more susceptible to the disease, females with …

mTOR signaling in pulmonary vascular disease: pathogenic role and therapeutic target

A Babicheva, A Makino, JXJ Yuan - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and fatal disease without a cure.
The exact pathogenic mechanisms of PAH are complex and poorly understood, yet a …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of inflammation process in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats

C Tang, Y Luo, S Li, B Huang, S Xu, L Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective A growing evidence demonstrates that inflammation is a major contributor to the
pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, blocking inflammation …

SOX17 deficiency mediates pulmonary hypertension: at the crossroads of sex, metabolism, and genetics

S Sangam, X Sun, TH Schwantes-An… - American journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Genetic studies suggest that SOX17 (SRY-related HMG-box 17) deficiency
increases pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) risk. Objectives: On the basis of …