A Critical Role of the mTOR/eIF2α Pathway in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension.

Enhanced proliferation of pulmonary arterial vascular smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is a key pathological component of vascular remodeling in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension (HPH). Mammalian targeting of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling has been shown to play a role in protein translation and partic...

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Main Authors: Ai-ping Wang, Xiao-hui Li, Yong-mei Yang, Wen-qun Li, Wang Zhang, Chang-ping Hu, Zheng Zhang, Yuan-jian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4487252?pdf=render