J Sevilla-Montero, O Munar-Rubert, J Pino-Fadón, C Aguilar-Latorre, M Villegas-Esguevillas, B Climent, M Agrò, C Choya-Foces, A Martínez-Ruiz, E Balsa, C Muñoz-Calleja, R M Gómez-Punter, E Vázquez-Espinosa, A Cogolludo, M J Calzada
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), whose main risk factor is cigarette smoking (CS), is one of the most common diseases globally. Some COPD patients also develop pulmonary hypertension (PH), a severe complication that leads to premature death. Evidence suggests reactive oxygen species (ROS) involvement in COPD and PH, especially regarding pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) dysfunction. However, the effects of CS-driven oxidative stress on the pulmonary vasculature are not completely understood...
September 26, 2022: Free Radical Biology & Medicine