1. Mechanism of action for pulmonary arterial hypertension medications.
Mechanism of action for pulmonary arterial hypertension medications. Solid black arrows indicate that the compound stimulates its target, facilitates a reaction or induces a change in vascular tone. Dotted white arrows indicate that the compound inhibits its target. AC, adenylyl cyclase; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; GMP, guanosine monophosphate; GTP, guanosine triphosphate; IP, prostaglandin I2 receptor; NO, nitric oxide; PDE-5, phosphodiesterase-5; PGI2, prostaglandin I2; sGC, soluble guanylyl cyclase.
Daniel L Varela et al. Open Heart 2018;5:e000744
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