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Dominant negative mutation of the TGF-beta receptor blocks hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Feb 2006
Chen Yiu-Fai, Feng Ji-An, Li Peng, Xing Dongqi, Zhang Yun, Serra Rosa, Ambalavanan Namasivayam, Majid-Hassan Erum, Oparil Suzanne
Abstract excerpt
The present study utilized a novel transgenic mouse model that expresses an inducible dominant negative mutation of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta type II receptor (DnTGFbetaRII mouse) to test the hypothesis that TGF-beta signaling plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic hypoxia-induced increases in pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular and alveolar remodeling. Nine- to 10-wk-old male...
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