Animal Models of Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Therapy

Zymosan Particle-Induced Hemodynamic, Cytokine and Blood Cell Changes in Pigs: An Innate Immune Stimulation Model with Relevance to Cytokine Storm Syndrome and Severe COVID-19

Gábor Kökény, Tamás Bakos, Bálint András Barta, Georgina Viktória Nagy, Tamás Mészáros, Gergely T. Kozma, András Szabó, János Szebeni, Béla Merkely, Tamás RadovitsSemmelweis University. Sungkyunkwan University.Hungary and Republic of Korea International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2023; 24: DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021138 AbstractHemodynamic disturbance, a rise in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and release of inflammatory cytokines into […]

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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Promotes Angiogenesis in the Rodent Developing Brain

Gauthier Loron, Julien Pansiot, Paul Olivier, Christiane Charriaut-Marlangue, Olivier BaudUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne. Université Paris Cité. Children’s University Hospital of Geneva.France and Switzerland International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2023; 24: DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065871 AbstractInhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a therapy used in neonates with pulmonary hypertension. Some evidence of its neuroprotective properties has been

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Novel FOXF1-Stabilizing Compound TanFe Stimulates Lung Angiogenesis in Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia

Arun Pradhan, Lixiao Che, Vladimir Ustiyan, Abid A. Reza, Nicole M. Pek, Yufang Zhang, Andrea B. Alber, Timothy R. Kalin, Jennifer A. Wambach, Mingxia Gu, Darrell N. Kotton, Matthew E. Siefert, Assem G. Ziady, Tanya V. Kalin, Vladimir V. KalinichenkoBoston University and Boston Medical Center. University of Cincinnati. Washington University in St. Louis School of

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Regulatory B cells protect against chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension by modulating the Tfh/Tfr immune balance

Cheng Li, Pingping Liu, Huiling Yao, Hao Zhu, Shaoze Zhang, Famg Meng, San Li, Guang Li, Yanping Peng, Jing Gu, Liming Zhu, Yongliang Jiang, Aiguo DaiHunan Provincial People’s Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University. Hunan Children’s Hospital. Hunan University of Chinese Medicine. Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Translational

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Inhibition of poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 (PARP-1) improves endothelial function in pulmonary hypertension

Mohammad Shafiq, Zahid Rasool Lone, Adam Olaitan Abdulkareem, Gurpreet Kaur, Sai Navya, Himalaya Singh, Kumaravelu Jagavelu, Kashif HanifCSIR-Central Drug Research Institute and Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. University of Illorin.India and United States Pulmonary Pharmacology and TherapeuticsPulm Pharmacol Ther 2023; 80: DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2023.102200 AbstractEndothelial dysfunction is critical in

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Sildenafil Improves Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in a Rat Model of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Lili Kang, Xianghong Liu, Zilong Li, Xiao Mei Li, Yujie Han, Chen Liu, Cuifen Zhao, Xiaoying LiQilu Children’s Hospital of ShanDong University. Qilu Hospital and Cheeloo College of MedicineChina Journal of Cardiovascular PharmacologyJ Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2023; 81: 232-239DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001373 AbstractPersistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is characterized by pulmonary arterial remodeling mainly because of apoptosis

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Impaired cell-cell communication and axon guidance because of pulmonary hypoperfusion during postnatal alveolar development

Debao Li, Jing Wang, Yuan Fang, Yuqing Hu, Yingying Xiao, Qing Cui, Chuan Jiang, Sijuan Sun, Hao Chen, Lincai Ye, Qi SunShanghai Children’s Medical Center. Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital. China Respiratory ResearchRespir Res 2023; 24: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02319-3 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypoperfusion is common in children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) or pulmonary hypertension (PH)

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Acute kidney injury decreases pulmonary vascular growth and alveolarization in neonatal rat pups

Brianna M. Liberio, Gregory Seedorf, Danielle E. Soranno, John R. Montford, Sarah G. Faubel, Andres Hernandez, Steven H. Abman, Jason GienIndiana University School of Medicine. University of Colorado School of Medicine. Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02625-y AbstractBackground: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in sick neonates and associated

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WNT7A deficit is associated with dysfunctional angiogenesis in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Ananya Chakraborty, Abinaya Nathan, Mark Orcholski, Stuti Agarwal, Elya A. Shamskhou, Natasha Auer, Ankita Mitra, Eleana Stephanie Guardado, Gowri Swaminathan, David F. Condon, Joyce Yu, Matthew McCarra, Nicholas H. Juul, Alden Mallory, Roberto A. Guzman-Hernandez, Ke Yuan, Vanesa Rojas, Joseph T. Crossno, Lai-Ming Yung, Paul B. Yu, Thomas Spencer, Robert A. Winn, Andrea Frump, Vijaya

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Effect of prenatal diaphragmatic hernia on pulmonary arterial morphology

Andrew V. Stainsby, Philip L. J. DeKoninck, Kelly J. Crossley, Alison Thiel, Megan J. Wallace, James T. Pearson, Aidan J. Kashyap, Michelle K. Croughan, Beth A. Allison, Ryan Hodges, Marta Thio, Andreas W. Flemmer, Erin V. McGillick, Arjan B. te Pas, Stuart B. Hooper, Marcus J. KitchenHudson Institute of Medical Research, Victoria Heart Institute and

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