Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Using an Agent That Inhibits a Tissue Factor Pathway
申请人:White R. James
公开号:US20080267969A1
公开(公告)日:2008-10-30
An improved non-human animal model of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and its use for testing of therapeutic agents that can treat symptoms of PAH are disclosed. In addition, the present application relates to the identification of several classes of therapeutic agents that, alone or in combination, can be used to treat or prevent PAH or at least reduce the severity of symptoms associated therewith. Both gene therapy and non-gene therapy approaches are described.