Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in the Proliferation of Smooth Muscle Cell in Pulmonary Hypertension

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</svg></span></td><td align="center">RVSP (mmHg)</td><td align="center">RV/(LV+S)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Control</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center"><span style="width: 54.174999px;"><svg height="11.2875" id="M11" style="vertical-align:-0.3003pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 54.174999 11.2875" width="54.174999" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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                </td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Rats were housed intermittently in a hypobaric hypoxia chamber containing 10% oxygen and exposed to these conditions for 10 h/d continuing 28 days. Right ventricle systolic pressure (RVSP) and the ratios of right ventricle/[left ventricle + septum] (RV/[LV+S]) weight were examined as indicators of pulmonary hypertension. Values are means ± SD. *<svg height="11.375" id="M15" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 58.712502 11.375" width="58.712502" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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Haemodynamic variables and right ventricle hypertrophy index.

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Table 1: Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in the Proliferation of Smooth Muscle Cell in Pulmonary Hypertension 