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A potential role for insulin resistance in experimental pulmonary hypertension.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Apr 2013
West James, Niswender Kevin D, Johnson Jennifer A, Pugh Meredith E, Gleaves Linda, Fessel Joshua P, Hemnes Anna R
Abstract excerpt
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension have increased prevalence of insulin resistance. We aimed to determine whether metabolic defects are associated with bone morphogenic protein receptor type 2 (Bmpr2) mutations in mice, and whether these may contribute to pulmonary vascular disease development. Metabolic phenotyping was performed on transgenic mice with inducible expression of Bmpr2 mutation, R899X....
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