| abstract |
[Object] To find a molecule involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension, to provide a novel preventive and / or therapeutic drug for pulmonary hypertension targeting the molecule, and to target the molecule To provide a screening method for drugs for treating pulmonary hypertension. A drug for preventing and / or treating pulmonary hypertension, which comprises a substance that inhibits signal transduction from IL-21 as an active ingredient, and a therapeutic drug for pulmonary hypertension using IL-21 and IL-21 receptor Screening method. [Selection figure] None |