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Simvastatin causes endothelial cell apoptosis and attenuates severe pulmonary hypertension by Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Choe, Kang-Hyeon, Cool, Carlyne, Wood, Kathy, Tuder, Rubin M, Burns, Nana, Kasper, Michael, Voelkel, Norbert F

“…Severe pulmonary hypertension (SPH) is characterized by precapillary arteriolar lumen obliteration, dramatic right ventricular hypertrophy, and pericardial…”
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Life after corpse engulfment: phagocytosis of apoptotic cells leads to VEGF secretion and cell growth by Golpon, Heiko A., Fadok, Valerie A., Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Sauer, Clemens, Welte, Tobias, Henson, Peter M., Voelkel, Norbert F.

“…ABSTRACT Removal of apoptotic cells by neighboring viable cells or professional phagocytes is essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostastis. Here we…”
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Absence of T Cells Confers Increased Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Remodeling by Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Nicolls, Mark R, Kraskauskas, Donatas, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Burns, Nana, Cool, Carlyne, Wood, Kathy, Parr, Jane E, Boackle, Susan A, Voelkel, Norbert F

“…Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (SPH) is a frequently lethal condition characterized by pulmonary vascular remodeling and right heart strain or failure…”
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An Animal Model of Autoimmune Emphysema by Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Choe, Kang-Hyeon, Moore, Melissa, Sullivan, Andrew, Nicolls, Mark R, Fontenot, Andrew P, Tuder, Rubin M, Voelkel, Norbert F

“…Although cigarette smoking is implicated in the pathogenesis of emphysema, the precise mechanisms of chronic progressive alveolar septal destruction are not…”
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Methylprednisolone Causes Matrix Metalloproteinase-dependent Emphysema in Adult Rats by Choe, Kang-Hyeon, Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Gera, Lajos, Tuder, Rubin M, Voelkel, Norbert F

“…Previous investigations have shown that corticosteroids affect the development and maturation of the developing lung in utero and in neonatal animals. Systemic…”
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Treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension: A bradykinin receptor 2 agonist B9972 causes reduction of pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular hypertrophy by Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Stewart, John M., Gera, Lajos, Demura, Yoshiki, Cool, Carlyne, Kasper, Michael, Voelkel, Norbert F.

“…Bradykinin is an important modulator of endothelial cell function and has also a powerful cardioprotective effect. Here we report that treatment of severely…”
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Methylprednisolone causes matrix metalloproteinase-dependent empysema in adult rats by Kang-Hyeon Choe, Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Gera, Lajos

“…Previous investigations have shown that corticosteroids affect the development and maturation of the developing lung in utero and in neonatal animals. Systemic…”
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A Novel Antiapoptotic Role for α 1 -Antitrypsin in the Prevention of Pulmonary Emphysema by Petrache, Irina, Fijalkowska, Iwona, Zhen, Lijie, Medler, Terry R., Brown, Emile, Cruz, Pedro, Choe, Kang-Hyeon, Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Shapiro, Lee, Zhang, Bing, Song, Sihong, Hicklin, Dan, Voelkel, Norbert F., Flotte, Terence, Tuder, Rubin M.

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A novel antiapoptotic role for alpha1-antitrypsin in the prevention of pulmonary emphysema by Petrache, Irina, Fijalkowska, Iwona, Zhen, Lijie, Medler, Terry R, Brown, Emile, Cruz, Pedro, Choe, Kang-Hyeon, Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Shapiro, Lee, Zhang, Bing, Song, Sihong, Hicklin, Dan, Voelkel, Norbert F, Flotte, Terence, Tuder, Rubin M

“…There is growing evidence that alveolar cell apoptosis plays an important role in emphysema pathogenesis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease characterized by…”
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A novel antiapoptotic role for α1-antitrypsin in the prevention of pulmonary emphysema by PETRACHE, Irina, FIJALKOWSKA, Iwona, BING ZHANG, SIHONG SONG, HICKLIN, Dan, VOELKEL, Norbert F, FLOTTE, Terence, TUDER, Rubin M, LIJIE ZHEN, MEDLER, Terry R, BROWN, Emile, CRUZ, Pedro, CHOE, Kang-Hyeon, TARASEVICIENE-STEWART, Laimute, SCERBAVICIUS, Robertas, SHAPIRO, Lee

“…Rationale: There is growing evidence that alveolar cell apoptosis plays an important role in emphysema pathogenesis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease…”
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N-acetylcysteine treatment protects against VEGF-receptor blockade-related emphysema by Demura, Yoshiki, Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Tuder, Rubin M, Voelkel, Norbert F

“…Administration of the VEGF receptor blocker SU5416 to rats causes alveolar septal cell apoptosis and emphysema; both can be prevented by a superoxide dismutase…”
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A Novel Antiapoptotic Role for {alpha}1-Antitrypsin in the Prevention of Pulmonary Emphysema by Petrache, Irina, Fijalkowska, Iwona, Zhen, Lijie, Medler, Terry R, Brown, Emile, Cruz, Pedro, Choe, Kang-Hyeon, Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laimute, Scerbavicius, Robertas, Shapiro, Lee, Zhang, Bing, Song, Sihong, Hicklin, Dan, Voelkel, Norbert F, Flotte, Terence, Tuder, Rubin M

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