Why the study?
Does cyclosporine A reduce right ventricular mitochondrial damage in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats?
Population
Eight weeks old Sprague-Dawley rats with monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Comparison
Cyclosporine A (CsA) 10 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks vs Control group and MCT (60 mg/kg) alone group
Design
Preclinical, randomized
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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CsA may protect mitochondria in experimental PAH; leaves open translation to human disease.
Does cyclosporine A reduce right ventricular mitochondrial damage in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats?
Cyclosporine A prevents right ventricular mitochondrial disruption and attenuates apoptosis markers in a rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension, suggesting potential as an adjunctive therapy.
Lee et al. (2018) studied this question.