%0 Journal Article %T Cysteine-rich 61 (Cyr61) upregulated in pulmonary arterial hypertension promotes the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells %A Dong Liu %A Lan Gao %A Ping Yuan %A Yanjie Hao %A Yong Fan %A Zhicheng Jing %A Zhuoli Zhang %J International Journal of Medical Sciences %D 2017 %R 10.7150/ijms.19282 %X Background: We aimed to evaluate the expression of cysteine rich 61 (Cyr61) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as well as monocrotaline (MCT) induced PAH rat, and further investigate the effects and potential mechanisms of Cyr61 on the proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). %K Cysteine rich 61 %K pulmonary arterial hypertension %K pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells %K proliferation %U http://www.medsci.org/v14p0820.htm