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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
The localization of neurotrophins (NTs) and NT receptors was analyzed in sections of human extra- and intrapulmonary arteries by Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. In extrapulmonary branches of human pulmonary artery, NT and NT receptor immunoreactivity was located in the tunica intima, within endothelium, in the tunica media, within smooth muscle and in the tunica adventitia. In different sized intrapulmonary arteries, NT and NT receptor immunoreactivity was observed primarily in the tunica adventitia. A faint NT and NT receptor immunoreactivity was observed in the tunica media of large-sized branches of intrapulmonary arteries, but not within medium- or small-sized intrapulmonary vessels or in tunica intima of different sized intrapulmonary arteries. These findings suggest that NTs may have a role in the control of vascular responses in the pulmonary system acting as local paracrine or autocrine mediators. The possible relevance of the NT system in human pulmonary vasculature identified in this study is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1018-1172
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
355-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Nerve Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Neurotrophin 3, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Pulmonary Artery, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Receptor, trkA, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Receptor, trkB, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Receptor, trkC, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11025398-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurotrophins and neurotrophin receptors in human pulmonary arteries.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Respiratorie, Università 'La Sapienza', Roma, Italia. mariotta@axarma.uniroma1.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't