Assessment of noggin level in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients

Abbreviations

bFGF –

basic fibroblast growth factor

BMI –

body mass index

BMP –

Bone Morphogenetic protein

CYP1B1 –

Cytochrome P450 1B1

ERK/JAK –

Extracellular signal Regulated kinase/Janus associated kinase

IPAH –

idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

NFAT –

nuclear translocation of transcription factor

NOG –

Noggin

p38 –

protein 38

PAH –

pulmonary arterial hypertension.

PASMCs –

pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells

Smad –

Small mother against decapentaplegic

PPAR-γ –

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-gamma

SOCE –

operated calcium entry

STAT –

signal transducer and activator of transcription and p38 MAP Kinase

SYM1 –

symphalangism1

SYNS1 –

synostosis syndrome 1

TRPC –

transient receptor potential canonical