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AIM: To investigate the therapeutic effect of chloride channel blocker tamoxifen on hypoxia pulmonary hypertension in rats.METHODS: Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into therapeutic group(H/Q group),hypoxia group(H group),normal control group(C group).Mean pulmonary artery pressure(mPAP),the ratio of the weight of right ventricle to that of left ventricle plus septum[RV(LV+S)],and the ratio of the pulmonary arteriole wall area to that of vascular total area(WA/TA),were measured at 4,7,14,21 days.RESULTS:The mPAP began to increase from 7 days,and reached peak at 21 days in hypoxia group,however it is obviously lower in therapeutic group at same time.The ratio of RV(LV+S) began to increase from 14 days,and reached peak at 21 days in hypoxia group,however it is obviously lower in therapeutic group at same time.The ratio of WA/TA at 21 days in hypoxia group was significantly higher than therapeutic group,respectively(P
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Objective To observe the changes of Akt1,Akt2,Akt3 mRNA expression level in rat pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells(PASMC) induced by hypoxia and to investigate the value of Akt signaling pathway in vascular reconstruction during phyoxia pulmonary hypertension(HPH).Methods The pure PASMCs were established by tissue-sticking methods.Semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) were used to examine the Akt1,Akt2 and Akt3 mRNA expression after PASMCs were exposed to normoxia(21%O_2) or hypoxia(3%O_2) for 2,8,12 and 24 h respectively.Results The pure PASMCs were established.The mRNA of Akt1,Akt2,Akt3 could be detected in all groups.Exposed to hypoxia,the mRNA expression levels gradually increased,reached the peak at 8 h,then decreased,and at 24 h down to the level under normoxia.As compared with that exposed to normoxia,the mRNA expression levels of Akt1 at 2,8,12,24 h,Akt2 at 8 h,Akt3 at 8 h in PASMCs exposed to hypoxia showed significant difference(P