Project Details
Description
This project is to examine signal transduction by serotonin that leads to vascular smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia that is observed in pulmonary hypertension.
Layman's description
Pulmonary hypertension can be cause by too much of a cytokine called serotonin. This project is aimed at finding out how serotonin can lead to pulmonary hypertension.
Key findings
Serotonin signal transduction pathways were examine in primary pulmonary smooth muscle cells.
| Short title | Serotonin in pulmonary hypertension |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 30/05/03 → 31/08/06 |
Keywords
- pulmonary hypertension, serotonin, smooth muscle, signal transduction