Absi, Mais

Simvastatin causes pulmonary artery relaxation by blocking smooth muscle ROCK and calcium channels: Evidence for an endothelium-independent mechanism. [electronic resource] - PloS one 2019 - e0220473 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0220473 doi


15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid--pharmacology
Animals
Calcium Channel Blockers--pharmacology
Calcium Channels--drug effects
Disease Models, Animal
Endothelium, Vascular--drug effects
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--pharmacology
Male
Muscle Relaxation--drug effects
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular--drug effects
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III--antagonists & inhibitors
Phenylephrine--pharmacology
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension--drug therapy
Pulmonary Artery--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Simvastatin--pharmacology
rho-Associated Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors