Compositions and methods relating to treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
A technology for lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis, applied in chemical instruments and methods, drug combinations, animal/human proteins, etc.
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[0126] Pulmonary hypertension was induced by treating rats with monocrotaline (MCT). Right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP, Figure 1A ) and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH, Figure 1B ) changes are measured. RVSP was measured by right ventricular catheterization and RVH was determined by the ratio of right ventricular (RV) free wall weight to the sum of left ventricular and septal walls (LV+S) (n=3 per time point). Quantitative RT-PCR of the lungs of MCT-treated rats showed increased PAI-1 transcriptional activity ( Figure 1C ) and TGFb1 transcriptional activity ( Figure 1D ) reflected increased TGF-β signaling. By lowering ld1( Figure 1E ) and BMPR2 ( Figure 1F ) mRNA levels showing impaired BMP signaling activity. The expression of TGFb3 in the lungs of MCT-treated rats remained unaffected ( Figure 1G ). GDF15 levels were elevated in the lungs of MCT-treated rats ( Figure 1H ). *p<0.05 and **p<0.01 compared to control rats.
[0127] Use RNA-Seq as an ...
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[0141] Example 2: Selective TGF-β ligand capture agent improves pulmonary hypertension
[0142] Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) ligands serve as key regulators of development and tissue homeostasis, signaling through type I and type II serine-threonine kinase receptors to regulate transcriptional programs. Excessive TGF-β signaling and associated transcriptional and remodeling activities implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) based on immunohistological and gene expression studies, and TGF-β type I receptor (ALK5) inhibitor attenuation experiments capacity for sexual PAH. However, the therapeutic potential is limited by cardiovascular and systemic toxicity associated with broad inhibition of TGF-β ligands. In this study, we investigated whether a selective TGF-β1 / 3 ligand capture agent (TGFBRII-Fc) could affect experimental PAH and pulmonary vascular remodeling. Treatment with TGFBRII-Fc attenuated SMAD2 phosphorylation, normalized...
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