Why the study?
Does bosentan reduce pulmonary vascular hypertrophy and right ventricular hypertrophy in rats with MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension?
Population
Sprague-Dawley rats with monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension
Comparison
Bosentan (20 mg/kg/day) following MCT injection vs MCT-treated rats and control rats
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
7, 14, or 28 days
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating in MCT-PH rats; leaves open whether bosentan benefits human pulmonary hypertension.
Does bosentan reduce pulmonary vascular hypertrophy and right ventricular hypertrophy in rats with MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension?
Bosentan at intermediate doses inhibits lung vascular and right ventricular hypertrophy in a rat model of MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension.
Lim et al. (2009) studied this question.
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