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Prevention of bronchial hyperreactivity in a rat model of precapillary pulmonary hypertension

Published in

Respiratory research, vol. 12, 58

Publication date

2011

Abstract

The development of bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) subsequent to precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PHT) was prevented by acting on the major signalling pathways (endothelin, nitric oxide, vasoactive intestine peptide (VIP) and prostacyclin) involved in the control of the pulmonary vascular and bronchial tones.

Keywords

  • Administration, Oral
  • Airway Resistance/drug effects
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Antihypertensive Agents/administration & dosage/pharmacology
  • Blood Pressure/drug effects
  • Bronchial Hyperreactivity/etiology/metabolism/physiopathology/therapy
  • Bronchial Provocation Tests
  • Bronchoconstriction/drug effects
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Endothelins/metabolism
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications/drug therapy/metabolism/physiopathology
  • Iloprost/pharmacology
  • Infusion Pumps, Implantable
  • Infusions, Parenteral
  • Lung/blood supply/drug effects/metabolism/physiopathology
  • Lung Volume Measurements
  • Male
  • Nitric Oxide/metabolism
  • Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors/pharmacology
  • Piperazines/pharmacology
  • Prostaglandins I/metabolism
  • Purines/pharmacology
  • Pyridines/pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Receptors, Endothelin/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism
  • Signal Transduction/drug effects
  • Sulfones/pharmacology
  • Tetrazoles/pharmacology
  • Time Factors
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/pharmacology
  • Vasodilator Agents/administration & dosage/pharmacology

Citation (ISO format)

HABRE, Walid et al. Prevention of bronchial hyperreactivity in a rat model of precapillary pulmonary hypertension. In: Respiratory research, 2011, vol. 12, p. 58. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-12-58

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1465-9921
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