ACE2 overexpression in corticotropin-releasing-hormone cells offers protection against pulmonary hypertension
BackgroundPulmonary hypertension (PH), characterized by elevated pulmonary pressure and right heart failure, is a systemic disease involving inappropriate sympathetic activation and an impaired gut-brain-lung axis. Global overexpression of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a cardiopulmonary pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1223733/full |