Key result
Endothelial Bmpr2 deletion predisposes mice to pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Why the study?
Does conditional heterozygous or homozygous Bmpr2 deletion in pulmonary endothelial cells predispose mice to develop pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Does conditional heterozygous or homozygous Bmpr2 deletion in pulmonary endothelial cells predispose mice to develop pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Genetic ablation of the Bmpr2 gene specifically in pulmonary endothelial cells is sufficient to predispose mice to pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Endothelial Bmpr2 loss suffices for PAH predisposition in mice; leaves open human translation and therapeutic targeting.
Conditional heterozygous or homozygous Bmpr2 deletion in pulmonary endothelial cells predisposes mice to develop PAH.
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Hong et al. (2008) studied this question. Conditional heterozygous or homozygous deletion of the Bmpr2 gene in pulmonary endothelial cells predisposes mice to develop pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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