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Dietary changes may treat pulmonary hypertension - EurekAlert

<p>Hypertensive pulmonary blood vessels&#39;&nbsp;appetite for glutamine and serine and the resulting elevated levels of proline and glycine in hypertensive pulmonary blood vessel cells drive the overproduction of collagen, which leads to vessel stiffening and impaired function&mdash;the hallmark feature of pulmonary hypertension.</p>

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