Experimental Schistosoma japonicum-induced pulmonary hypertension.

• Main Authors: Biruk Kassa (Author), Michael H Lee (Author), Rahul Kumar (Author), Claudia Mickael (Author), Linda Sanders (Author), Rubin M Tuder (Author), Margaret Mentink-Kane (Author), Brian B Graham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Schistosomiasis, a major cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) worldwide, is most clearly described complicating infection by one species, Schistosoma mansoni. Controlled exposure of mice can be used to induce Type 2 inflammation-dependent S. mansoni pulmonary...