Sex differences and altered mitophagy in experimental pulmonary hypertension
Bazan IS, Kim SJ, Ardito TA, Zhang Y, Shan P, Sauler M, Lee P. Sex differences and altered mitophagy in experimental pulmonary hypertension. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2022, 322: l761-l769. PMID: 35137625, PMCID: PMC9076415, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00019.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionPathogenesis of PHFemale-predominant diseaseRight heart failurePulmonary arterial pressureExperimental pulmonary hypertensionMitochondrial dysfunctionLung endothelial cellsSex differencesMouse lung endothelial cellsInhibition of ParkinArterial pressureHeart failurePulmonary arteryMitochondrial respiratory capacityPoor outcomeHigh prevalenceSevere diseaseAnimal modelsEndothelial cellsParkin expressionOxidative stressCell proliferationHypertensionSex