Abstract：
:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by extensive pulmonary vascular remodeling that increases right ventricular (RV) afterload and leads to RV failure. PAH predominantly affects women; paradoxically, female PAH patients have better outcomes than men. The roles of estrogen in PAH remain controversial, which is referred to as "the estrogen paradox". Here, we sought to determine the role of estrogen in pulsatile pulmonary arterial hemodynamic changes and its impact on RV functional adaption to PAH. Female mice were ovariectomized and replenished with estrogen or placebo. PAH was induced with SU5416 and chronic hypoxia. In vivo hemodynamic measurements showed that (1) estrogen prevented loss of pulmonary vascular compliance with limited effects on the increase of pulmonary vascular resistance in PAH; (2) estrogen attenuated increases in wave reflections in PAH and limited its adverse effects on PA systolic and pulse pressures; and (3) estrogen maintained the total hydraulic power and preserved transpulmonary vascular efficiency in PAH. This study demonstrates that estrogen preserves pulmonary vascular compliance independent of pulmonary vascular resistance, which provides a mechanical mechanism for ability of estrogen to delay disease progression without preventing onset. The estrogenic protection of pulsatile pulmonary hemodynamics underscores the therapeutic potential of estrogen in PAH.
journal_name
Ann Biomed Engjournal_title
Annals of biomedical engineeringauthors
Liu A,Hacker T,Eickhoff JC,Chesler NCdoi
10.1007/s10439-016-1716-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-03-01 00:00:00pages
632-643issue
3eissn
0090-6964issn
1573-9686pii
10.1007/s10439-016-1716-1journal_volume
45pub_type
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