Rats with Chronic, Stable Pulmonary Hypertension Tolerate Low Dose Sevoflurane Inhalation as Well as Normal Rats Do.

BACKGROUND:The effects of low concentration of sevoflurane on right ventricular (RV) function and intracellular calcium in the setting of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have not been investigated clearly. We aim to study these effects and associated signaling pathways in rats with PAH. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqing Yin, Lu Wang, Gang Qin, Hui Luo, Xiao Liu, Fan Zhang, Zhi Ye, Junjie Zhang, E Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856326?pdf=render