RETRACTED: ICAM-1 promotes the abnormal endothelial cell phenotype in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary endothelial cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH). Increased synthesis and/or the release of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) by pulmonary endothelial cells of patients with CTEPH has been recently reported, suggesting a potential role for ICAM-1 in CTEPH.We studied pulmonary endarterectomy specimens from 172 patients with CTEPH and pulmonary artery specimens from...