Article
Emergence of fibroblasts with a proinflammatory epigenetically altered phenotype in severe hypoxic pulmonary hypertension.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2011
Li Min, Riddle Suzette R, Frid Maria G, El Kasmi Karim C, McKinsey Timothy A, Sokol Ronald J, Strassheim Derek, Meyrick Barbara, Yeager Michael E, Flockton Amanda R, McKeon B Alexandre, Lemon Douglas D, Horn Todd R, Anwar Adil, Barajas Carlos, Stenmark Kurt R
Abstract excerpt
Persistent accumulation of monocytes/macrophages in the pulmonary artery adventitial/perivascular areas of animals and humans with pulmonary hypertension has been documented. The cellular mechanisms contributing to chronic inflammatory responses remain unclear. We hypothesized that perivascular inflammation is perpetuated by activated adventitial fibroblasts, which, through sustained production of proinflammatory...
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