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ReviewHeart failure reviews2025

Skeletal muscle atrophy in pulmonary arterial hypertension: potential mechanisms and effects of physical exercise.

Sebastião Felipe Ferreira Costa, Leôncio Lopes Soares, Luciano Bernardes Leite, Alexandre Martins Oliveira Portes, Antônio José Natali

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Sebastião Felipe Ferreira CostaDepartment of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, University Campus, Av. PH Rolfs, S/N36570-900 Viçosa, Center, MG, Brazil.
Leôncio Lopes SoaresDepartment of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, University Campus, Av. PH Rolfs, S/N36570-900 Viçosa, Center, MG, Brazil.
Luciano Bernardes LeiteDepartment of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, University Campus, Av. PH Rolfs, S/N36570-900 Viçosa, Center, MG, Brazil. luciano.leite@ufv.br.
Alexandre Martins Oliveira PortesDepartment of Pharmacology, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Professor Paulo Magalhães Gomes Street35400-000 Ouro Preto, Bauxita, MG, 122, Brazil.
Antônio José NataliDepartment of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, University Campus, Av. PH Rolfs, S/N36570-900 Viçosa, Center, MG, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and progressive disease characterized by pathological remodeling of the pulmonary arteries, resulting in increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right ventricular overload. This condition triggers common symptoms such as dyspnea and exercise intolerance, compromising thus the quality of life of individuals affected by this pathology. Skeletal muscle atrophy is one of the main determinants of these symptoms, which is mediated by an imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation, triggered by adverse systemic adaptations promoted by PAH, such as decreased blood perfusion and increased inflammation. This review addresses the main cellular and molecular mechanisms that potentially trigger or inhibit protein degradation pathways, and how they interact in the context of PAH. Furthermore, we focus on physical exercise as a non-pharmacological approach capable of modulating muscle atrophy induced by PAH.

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ExerciseHypertension, PulmonaryMuscle, SkeletalMuscular AtrophyPulmonary Arterial HypertensionExercise ToleranceHumansExercise intoleranceInflammationPAHPathological remodelingProtein degradation

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