DNA methyltransferase 3B deficiency unveils a new pathological mechanism of pulmonary hypertension.

The article discusses the critical role of DNA methylation in the vascular pathology of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Topics include a study which showed that global DNA methylation in the lungs of PH rat models following monocrotaline administration or hypobaric hypoxia exposure, the up-regulation of DNA methyl-transferase 3B (DNMT3B), and the migration of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC).