Development and pathology of pulmonary hypertension.
The Development and Pathology working group was charged with reviewing the present knowledge, gaps in understanding, and areas for further studies in a broad range of themes. These themes in pulmonary vascular biology and pathobiology involved: 1) pulmonary vascular development; 2) pulmonary vascular disease accompanying fetal development and perinatal life; 3) properties of pulmonary vascular endothelial cells; 4) role of bone marrow cells in pulmonary vascular disease; 5) insights into pulmonary thromboembolic disease; 6) role of pathology in the assessment of pulmonary vascular disease; and 7) considerations of tissue banking for research in pulmonary hypertension. These important goals provide a blueprint for future research that may significantly impact our present and future understanding of pulmonary hypertension.
Tuder
Rubin M
RM
Divisions of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. Electronic address: Rubin.Tuder@UCdenver.edu.
Abman
Steven H
SH
Pediatric Heart Lung Center, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
Braun
Thomas
T
Max Planck Institute for Heart Lung Research, Bad Neuheim, Germany.
Capron
Frédérique
F
Department of Pathology, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France.
Stevens
Troy
T
Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama.
Thistlethwaite
Patricia A
PA
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.
Haworth
Sheila G
SG
Vascular Biology and Pharmacology Unit, Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, United Kingdom.
D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000502:physiology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000196:embryology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000196:embryology; D014015:Tissue Banks