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Background: Obesity and pulmonary hypertension (PH) share common characteristics, such as augmented inflammation and oxidative stress. However, the exact role of obesity in the pathology of PH is largely uninvestigated. Therefore, we have hypothesized that in the
Prostaglandins display a wide array of pharmacological effects and prostaglandin analogs are already used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). After synthesis and release from cells, prostaglandins undergo reuptake by the prostaglandin transporter (PGT). WO2014/204895 claims
Assessment of tissue free radical production is routinely accomplished by measuring secondary by-products of redox reactions and/or diminution of key antioxidants such as reduced thiols. However, immuno-spin trapping, a newly developed immunohistochemical technique for detection of free radical
Omentin is a novel adipocytokine mainly expressed in visceral rather than subcutaneous adipose tissue. Several epidemiological studies demonstrated the negative relationship between blood omentin level and occurrence of obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Increases of inflammatory responses,
Dexfenfluramine (Dex), an appetite suppressant and serotonin reuptake inhibitor, is associated with pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) in some patients. The variability might be related to undetermined genetic abnormalities interacting with factors such as gender, weight loss, and vascular injury. We,
Starting with computational tools that search for tissue-selective expression of assembled expressed sequenced tags, we have identified by focusing on heart libraries a novel small stress protein of 170 amino acids that we named cvHsp. cvHsp was found as being computationally selectively and highly
We generated patient-specific disease-free induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from peripheral blood CD34+ cells and differentiated them into functional endothelial cells (ECs) secreting factor VIII (FVIII) for gene and cell therapy approaches to cure hemophilia A (HA), an X-linked bleeding