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ReviewResearch (Washington, D.C.)2025

Microbiome-Immune Interaction in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: What Have We Missed?

Xin Zhou, Wen Tian, Shenbiao Gu, Marlene Rabinovitch, Mark R Nicolls, Michael P Snyder

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Review in Research (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xin ZhouDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8089-4507
Wen TianDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Shenbiao GuDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Marlene RabinovitchBasic Science and Engineering (BASE) Initiative at the Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Mark R NicollsDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Michael P SnyderDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-7987

Funding

The BMP-PPARy Axis and Pulmonary HypertensionR01HL087118 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI RABINOVITCH, MARLENE · 2008 to 2022
$7.2M
Endothelial Injury, BMPR2 Dysfunction and Macrophage Activation Cause EndMT and PAHR01HL138473 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Mark Robert Nicolls, Marlene Rabinovitch · 2017 to 2026
$4.9M
BLRD VA I01 BX005628NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL087118NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL138473
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease characterized by perivascular inflammation, immune dysregulation, and vascular remodeling. Recent studies have unveiled a potential link between the gut microbiome and PAH pathogenesis, suggesting that microbial dysbiosis and increased intestinal permeability may contribute to the inflammatory pathology in PAH and ultimately disease progression. This perspective highlights the emerging evidence of the role of leaky gut in PAH, the interplay between microbiota-induced immune responses, and the activation of endogenous retroviruses like human endogenous retrovirus K. Understanding these complex interactions opens new interdisciplinary avenues for research and therapeutic interventions, potentially transforming PAH management through microbiome-targeted strategies.

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PMID40207016
PMCPMC11979341

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