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miR-223-IGF-IR signalling in hypoxia- and load-induced right-ventricular failure: a novel therapeutic approach.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Aug 2016
Shi Lei, Kojonazarov Baktybek, Elgheznawy Amro, Popp Rüdiger, Dahal Bhola Kumar, Böhm Mario, Pullamsetti Soni Savai, Ghofrani Hossein-Ardeschir, Gödecke Axel, Jungmann Andreas, Katus Hugo A, Müller Oliver J, Schermuly Ralph T, Fisslthaler Beate, Seeger Werner, Fleming Ingrid
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AIMS: Pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disease with poor prognosis, characterized by pathological inward remodelling and loss of patency of the lung vasculature. The right ventricle is co-affected by pulmonary hypertension, which triggers events such as hypoxia and/or increased mechanical load. Initially the right ventricle responds with 'adaptive' hypertrophy, which is often rapidly followed by...
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