Diacylglycerol regulates acute hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction via TRPC6

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is an essential mechanism of the lung that matches blood perfusion to alveolar ventilation to optimize gas exchange. Recently we have demonstrated that acute but not sustained HPV is criticall...

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Main Authors: Grimminger Friedrich, Seeger Werner, Schermuly Ralph T, Ghofrani Hossein A, Rupp Markus, Fuchs Beate, Gudermann Thomas, Dietrich Alexander, Weissmann Norbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/20