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Clin Chest Med ; 42(1): 217-228, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33541615

RESUMO

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) occurs in women more than men whereas survival in men is worse than in women. In recent years, much research has been carried out to understand these sex differences in PAH. This article discusses clinical and preclinical studies that have investigated the influences of sex, serotonin, obesity, estrogen, estrogen synthesis, and estrogen metabolism on bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II signaling, the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle in both heritable and idiopathic pulmonary hypertension.


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Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Ósseas Tipo II/fisiologia , Ventrículos do Coração/fisiopatologia , Hipertensão Pulmonar/fisiopatologia , Circulação Pulmonar/fisiologia , Estrogênios/biossíntese , Estrogênios/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertensão Pulmonar/etiologia , Hipertensão Pulmonar/genética , Masculino , Obesidade/complicações , Serotonina/metabolismo , Caracteres Sexuais , Transdução de Sinais
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Pulm Circ ; 10(3): 2045894020952019, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32999709

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Obesity is a prevalent global public health issue characterized by excess body fat. Adipose tissue is now recognized as an important endocrine organ releasing an abundance of bioactive adipokines including, but not limited to, leptin, adiponectin and resistin. Obesity is a common comorbidity amongst pulmonary arterial hypertension patients, with 30% to 40% reported as obese, independent of other comorbidities associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (e.g. obstructive sleep apnoea). An 'obesity paradox' has been observed, where obesity has been associated with subclinical right ventricular dysfunction but paradoxically may confer a protective effect on right ventricular function once pulmonary hypertension develops. Obesity and pulmonary arterial hypertension share multiple pathophysiological mechanisms including inflammation, oxidative stress, elevated leptin (proinflammatory) and reduced adiponectin (anti-inflammatory). The female prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension has instigated the hypothesis that estrogens may play a causative role in its development. Adipose tissue, a major site for storage and metabolism of sex steroids, is the primary source of estrogens and circulating estrogens levels which are elevated in postmenopausal women and men with pulmonary arterial hypertension. This review discusses the functions of adipose tissue in both health and obesity and the links between obesity and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Shared pathophysiological mechanisms and the contribution of specific fat depots, metabolic and sex-dependent differences are discussed.

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