κ-Opioid Receptor Stimulation Improves Endothelial Function in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

Qi Wu; Hai-Yan Wang; Juan Li; Peng Zhou; Qiu-Lin Wang; Lei Zhao; Rong Fan; Yue-Min Wang; Xue-Zeng Xu; Ding-Hua Yi; Shi-Qiang Yu; Jian-Ming Pei

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060850

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κ-Opioid Receptor Stimulation Improves Endothelial Function in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

Qi Wu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qi Wu, Hai-Yan Wang, Juan Li

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, P.R. China
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Hai-Yan Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qi Wu, Hai-Yan Wang, Juan Li

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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Juan Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Qi Wu, Hai-Yan Wang, Juan Li

Affiliation Department of Physiology, National Key Discipline of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Peng Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, P.R. China
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Qiu-Lin Wang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, P.R. China
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Lei Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, National Key Discipline of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Rong Fan,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, National Key Discipline of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Yue-Min Wang,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, National Key Discipline of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Xue-Zeng Xu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Ding-Hua Yi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Shi-Qiang Yu ,

* E-mail: jmpei8@fmmu.edu.cn (JP); yushiqiang2009@hotmail.com (SY)

Affiliation Department of Cardiosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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Jian-Ming Pei

* E-mail: jmpei8@fmmu.edu.cn (JP); yushiqiang2009@hotmail.com (SY)

Affiliation Department of Physiology, National Key Discipline of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P.R. China
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κ-Opioid Receptor Stimulation Improves Endothelial Function in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

Qi Wu,
Hai-Yan Wang,
Juan Li,
Peng Zhou,
Qiu-Lin Wang,
Lei Zhao,
Rong Fan,
Yue-Min Wang,
Xue-Zeng Xu,
Ding-Hua Yi

Published: May 7, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060850

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