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Pyruvate dehydrogenase inhibition by the inflammatory cytokine TNFα contributes to the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Aug 2011
Sutendra Gopinath, Dromparis Peter, Bonnet Sébastien, Haromy Alois, McMurtry Michael S, Bleackley R Chris, Michelakis Evangelos D
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a vascular remodeling disease characterized by enhanced proliferation and suppressed apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC). This apoptosis resistance is characterized by PASMC mitochondrial hyperpolarization [in part, due to decreased pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity], decreased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS), downregulation of Kv1.5,...
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