Study finds antioxidant deficiency linked to pulmonary hypertension

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 15:42 in Health & Medicine

A recent study shows that a loss of antioxidants in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the lungs contributes to the loss of vasodilator effects and, ultimately, to the development of pulmonary hypertension. The findings appear in Clinical and Translational Science.

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