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Abstract
Pulmonary vascular remodeling is the key structural alteration in pulmonary hypertension and involves changes in the intima, media and adventitia, often with the interplay of inflammatory cells. This review examines the pathology of these changes and highlights some of the pathogenetic mechanisms that underlie the remodeling process.Entities:
Keywords: Endothelial cells; Lung; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary remodeling; Smooth muscle cells
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28025704 PMCID: PMC5408737 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2539-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249