| Literature DB >> 24951765 |
Marlene Rabinovitch1, Christophe Guignabert2, Marc Humbert2, Mark R Nicolls2.
Abstract
This review summarizes an expanding body of knowledge indicating that failure to resolve inflammation and altered immune processes underlie the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The chemokines and cytokines implicated in pulmonary arterial hypertension that could form a biomarker platform are discussed. Pre-clinical studies that provide the basis for dysregulated immunity in animal models of the disease are reviewed. In addition, we present therapies that target inflammatory/immune mechanisms that are currently enrolling patients, and discuss others in development. We show how genetic and metabolic abnormalities are inextricably linked to dysregulated immunity and adverse remodeling in the pulmonary arteries.Entities:
Keywords: hypertension, pulmonary; leukotriene B4
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24951765 PMCID: PMC4097142 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.113.301141
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Circ Res ISSN: 0009-7330 Impact factor: 17.367