El tratamiento postnatal con melatonina modula la expresión de agentes prostanoides en pulmón de neonatos de oveja con hipertensión pulmonar
2019; Q16635223; Volume: 147; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4067/s0034-98872019000300281
ISSN0717-6163
AutoresSimón A. Aguilar, Pamela V. Arias, Ignacio Canquil, Germán Ebensperger, Aníbal J. Llanos, Roberto V. Reyes, Alejandro González‐Candia, Emilio A. Herrera,
Tópico(s)Birth, Development, and Health
ResumoBackground: Living above 2,500 meters in hypobaric conditions induces pulmonary arterial hypertension of the neonate (PAHN), a syndrome whose main features are: pathological remodeling of the pulmonary vessels, abnormal vascular reactivity and increased oxidative stress. Melatonin could have pulmonary antioxidant, anti-remodeling and vasodilating properties for this condition.
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