Dexamethasone attenuates development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension
Dexamethasone attenuates development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Wang, Wei , Wang, Yu-lin , Chen, Xiao-ying , Li, Yu-tang , Hao, Wei , Jin, You-peng and Han, Bo
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Dordrecht: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
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English
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Dordrecht: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
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Immunity and inflammation are well established factors in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We aimed to investigate whether dexamethasone (Dex), a potent immunosuppressant, could prevent the development of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH in rats as compared with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) and its effect on the immun...
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Dexamethasone attenuates development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_864196678
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_864196678
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0301-4851
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1573-4978
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10.1007/s11033-010-0390-x
