Role of smooth muscle cell p53 in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by remodeling and narrowing of the pulmonary arteries, which lead to elevation of right ventricular pressure, heart failure, and death. Proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is thought to be central to the pathogenesis o...

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Main Authors: Takayuki Wakasugi, Ippei Shimizu, Yohko Yoshida, Yuka Hayashi, Ryutaro Ikegami, Masayoshi Suda, Goro Katsuumi, Masaaki Nakao, Makoto Hoyano, Takeshi Kashimura, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Ito, Takashi Nojiri, Tomoyoshi Soga, Tohru Minamino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212889