Vascular Cell Biology and Mechanisms of Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identified Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins Controlling Endothelial Glycolytic and Arterial Programming in Pulmonary Hypertension

Bin Liu, Dan Yi, Shuai Li, Karina Ramirez, Xiaomei Xia, Yanhong Cao, Hanqiu Zhao, Ankit Tripathi, Shenfeng Qiu, Mrinalini Kala, Ruslan Rafikov, Haiwei Gu, Vinicio de jesus Perez, Sarah-Eve Lemay, Christopher C. Glembotski, Kenneth S. Knox, Sebastien Bonnet, Vladimir V. Kalinichenko, You-Yang Zhao, Michael B. Fallon, Olivier Boucherat, Zhiyu DaiCollege of Medicine-Phoenix and University of Arizona. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Guangzhou Medical University. Indiana University College of Medicine. Arizona State University. Stanford University. Laval University. Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United […]

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USP11 Promotes Endothelial Apoptosis-Resistance in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Deubiquitinating HINT3

Bum-Yong Kang, Jiwoong Choi, Victor Tseng, Yutong Zhao, Jing Zhao, Robert S. Stearman, Wilbur A. Lam, Viranuj Sueblinvong, Benjamin T. Kopp, Michael J. Passineau, Changwon Park, John Lister, Raymond J. Benza, Andrew J. JangEmory University School of Medicine. Atlanta Veterans Healthcare System. University of Kansas School of Medicine and University of Kansas. Ansible Health. Ohio

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Hepatic Vein Blood Increases Lung Microvascular Angiogenesis and Endothelial Cell Survival-Toward an Understanding of Univentricular Circulation

Andrew D. Spearman, Ankan Gupta, Amy Y. Pan, Emily I. Gronseth, Karthikeyan Thirugnanam, Todd M. Gudausky, Susan R. Foerster, Ramani RamchandranMedical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 32: 980-987DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.03.004 AbstractTo improve our understanding of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in univentricular congenital heart disease,

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Pulmonary artery-targeted low-dose metformin-loaded nanocapsules safely improve pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats

Ayako Chida-Nagai, Naoki Masaki, Hiroki Sato, Tatsuya Kato, Emi Takakuwa, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Atsushi Manabe, Atsuhito TakedaHokkaido University Hospital. Tokyo Women’s Medical University. Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. Oita University and Oita University Hospital.Japan Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 16: DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1577570 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a challenge to tackle despite various available medications. Metformin,

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Cyclopamine Attenuates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Development: Implications of Hedgehog Signaling Involvement for the Pathophysiology

Makito Sakurai, Susumu Hosakawa, Yohei Yamaguchi, Susumu Kirimura, Kensuke Ihara, Kenichi Ohashi, Tetsushi Furukawa, Tetsuo Sasano, Kenichi Kashimada, Taku IshiiInstitute of Science Tokyo. Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital.  National Center for Child Health and Development. Japan Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JournalFASEB J 2025; 39: DOI: 10.1096/fj.202403350R AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of

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Mechanotransductive stabilization of HIF-1α is inhibited by mitochondrial antioxidant therapy in the setting of pulmonary overcirculation

Jason T. Boehme, Sanjeev A. Datar, Xutong Sun, Wenhui Gong, Qing Lu, Jamie Soto, Michael A. Smith, Alejandro E. Garcia-Flores, Gary W. Raff, TingWang, Emin Maltepe, Stephen M. Black, Jeffrey R. FinemanUniversity of California San Francisco. Florida International University. University of California Davis. United States Scientific ReportsSci Rep 2025; 15: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-99062-0 AbstractIn patients with congenital

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Restoration of pp60Src Re-Establishes Electron Transport Chain Complex I Activity in Pulmonary Hypertensive Endothelial Cells

Manivannan Yegambaram, Marissa D. Pokharel, Xutong Sun, Qing Lu, Jamie Soto, Saurabh Aggarwal, Emin Maltepe, Jeffery R. Fineman, Ting Wang, Stephen M. BlackFlorida International University. University of California San Francisco. United States International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2025; 26: DOI: 10.3390/ijms26083815 AbstractIt is well-established that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the

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Vascular EC-SOD limits the accumulation, proinflammatory profibrotic reprogramming, and hyaluronan binding of interstitial macrophages in hypoxia

Caitlin V. Lewis, Thi-Tina N. Nguyen, Timothy Porfilio, Samuel D. Burciaga, Janelle N. Posey, Mariah Jordan, Daniel Colon Hidalgo, Kurt R. Stenmark, Claudia Mickael, Christina Sul, Rebecca E. Oberley-Deegan, Cassidy Delaney, Eva S. NozikUniversity of Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado. University of Nebraska Medical Center.United States American Journal of

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Decreased endothelial micro-RNA-30b-5p impairs angiogenesis in fetal lambs with persistent pulmonary hypertension

Sunil K. Sati, Ujala Rana, Chintamani Joshi, Ru-Jeng Teng, Girija G. KonduriMedical College of Wisconsin.United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04098-7 AbstractBackground: Impaired angiogenesis contributes to increased pulmonary vascular resistance in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Notch signaling, critical to lung angiogenesis, is modulated by micro-RNAs (miR). RNA sequencing of pulmonary arterial endothelial cells

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Female Fibroblast Activation Is Estrogen-Mediated in Sex-Specific 3D-Bioprinted Pulmonary Artery Adventitia Models

Mikala C. Mueller, Rachel Blomberg, Alicia E. Tanneberger, Duncan Davis-Hall, Keith B. Neeves, Chelsea M. MaginUniversity of Colorado. United States American Chemical Society Biomaterials Science and EngineeringACS Biomater Sci Eng 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c00123 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a form of pulmonary vascular disease characterized by scarring of the small blood vessels that results in reduced

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