Effects of simvastatin on pulmonary C-fiber sensitivity in rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 332-340

  Hsu, Hsao Hsun ^a,b   Ruan, Ting ^c   Ko, Wen Je ^a   Hsu, Jo Yu ^a   Chen, Jin Shing ^a   Lee, Yung Chie ^a   Lai, I Rue ^a   Chen, Chau Fong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CAPSAICIN; HEME OXYGENASE 1; MONOCROTALINE; PHENYLBIGUANIDE; PROTOPORPHYRIN TIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SIMVASTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG LAVAGE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY C FIBER; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MONOCROTALINE; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 79551689006     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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