Animal Models of Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Therapy

Acid ceramidase gene therapy ameliorates pulmonary arterial hypertension with right heart dysfunction

Michael G. Katz, Yoav Hadas, Adam Vincek, Lina Freage‑Kahn, Nataly Shtraizent, Jeko M. Madjarov, Peter Pastuszko, Efrat Eliyahu Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. SeneX Therapeutics Inc. Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute. Wake Forest School of Medicine. United States Respiratory ResearchRespir Res 2023; 24DOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02487-2 AbstractBackground: Up-regulation of ceramides in pulmonary hypertension (PH), contributing to […]

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Identification of ACKR4 as an immune checkpoint in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Chen-Yu Jiang, Li-Wei Wu, Yi-Wei Liu, Bei Feng, Lin-Cai Ye, Xu Huang, Yang-Yang He, Yi Shen, Yi-Fan Zhu, Xing-Liang Zhou, Dai-Ji Jiang, Hai-Kun Qi, Hao Zhang, Yi YanShanghai Children’s Medical Center. Henan University. Shanghaitech University. China Frontiers in ImmunologyFront Immunol 2023; DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1153573 AbstractObjective: Inflammation is recognized as a contributor in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Microenvironmental regulation of T-cells in pulmonary hypertension

Lydie Plecita-Hlavata, Andrea Brazdova, MonikaKrivonoskova, Cheng-Jun Hu, Tzu Phang, Jan Tauber, Min Li, Hui Zhang, Konrad Hoetzenecker, Slaven Crnkovic, Grazyna Kwapiszewska, Kurt R. StenmarkCzech Academy of Sciences. Charles University. University of Colorado. Medical University of Vienna. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research. Institute for Lung Health.Czechia, United Stated, Austria and Germany Frontiers in ImmunologyFront

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Intra-amniotic sildenafil treatment improves lung blood flow and pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia rats

Shiho Yoshida, Alexander M. Kreger, George K. Gittes UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.United States Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyFront Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1195623 AbstractPulmonary hypertension associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a critical factor in determining prognosis. We propose that intra-amniotic sildenafil administration is an effective prenatal therapy for

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Vasopressin versus epinephrine during neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation of asphyxiated post-transitional piglets

Megan O’Reilly, Tze-Fun Lee, Po-Yin Cheung, Georg M. SchmolzerRoyal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta.Canada Resuscitation PlusResus Plus 2023; 15DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100427 AbstractBackground: Epinephrine is currently the only recommended cardio-resuscitative medication for use in neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as per the consensus of science and treatment recommendations. An alternative medication, vasopressin, might be beneficial in neonatal CPR due

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SOX17 Deficiency Mediates Pulmonary Hypertension: At the Crossroads of Sex, Metabolism, and Genetics

Shreya Sangam, Xutong Sun, Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An, Manivannan Yegambaram, Qing Lu, Yinan Shi, Todd Cook, Amanda Fisher, Andrea L. Frump, Anna Coleman, Yanan Sun, Shuxin Liang, Howard Crawford, Katie A. Lutz, Avinash D. Maun, Michael W. Pauciulo, Jason H. Karnes, Ketul R. Chaudhary, Duncan J. Stewart, Paul R. Langlais, Mohit Jain, Mona Alotaibi, Tim Lahm, Yan

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Drug-eluting stents ameliorate pulmonary vein stenotic changes in pigs in vivo

Takeshi Furukawa, Masahiko Kishiro, Hideo Fukunaga, Masahiro Ohtsuki, Ken Takahashi, Katsumi Akimoto, Toshiaki Shimizu, Shiori Kawasaki, Toshio KumasakaJuntendo University School of Medicine.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 773-779DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9695-8 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children remains poor. Several reports describe placing drug-eluting stents to treat PVS, but their effectiveness remains

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Losartan ameliorates “upstream” pulmonary vein vasculopathy in a piglet model of pulmonary vein stenosis

Jiaquan Zhu, HarukiIde, Yaqin Yana Fu, Anouk-Martine Teichert, Hideyuki Kato, Richard D. Weisel, Jason T. Maynes, John G. Coles, Christopher A. CaldaroneThe Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Toronto General Hospital. Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 148: 2550-2557DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.050 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a relentless disease with

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Pulmonary vein stenosis and the pathophysiology of “upstream” pulmonary veins

Hideyuki Kato, Yaqin Yana Fu, Jiaquan Zhu, Shabana Aafaqi, Otto Rahkonen, Cameron Slorach, Alexandra Traister, Chung Ho Leung, David Chiasson, Luc Mertens, Lee Benson, Richard D. Weisel, Boris Hinz, Jason T. Maynes, John G. Coles, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Toronto General Hospital. Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ

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Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease causes intrapulmonary venous arterialization in rats

Yoshitaka Fujimoto, Takashi Urashima, Fumie Kawachi, Toru Akaike, Yoichiro Kusakari, Hiroyuki Ida, Susumu MinamisawaJikei University School of Medicine.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovas Surg 2017; 154: 1742-1753DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.06.053 AbstractObjective: A rat model of left atrial stenosis-associated pulmonary hypertension due to left heart diseases was prepared to elucidate its mechanism.Methods: Five-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided

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