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Time-dependent phenotypic and contractile changes of pulmonary artery in chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension.
Journal of pharmacological sciences - 1 Jun 2009
Aoshima Daigo, Murata Takahisa, Hori Masatoshi, Ozaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic and contractile changes in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) were examined in rats with pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxia. Exposure to hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension within 1-4 weeks. Staining with BrdU revealed that proliferative activities of PASMCs peaked at 1 week of hypoxic exposure, and then moderate proliferative activity was maintained for the next 2-4 weeks. The...
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