Atorvastatin attenuates hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats by inhibiting RhoA/Rho kinase pathway

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-63

  Dai, Li ^a   Wu, Shangjie ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension; RhoA Rho kinase

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RHO KINASE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PYRROLES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 79951829287     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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