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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2025; 15(3): 102688
Published online Sep 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i3.102688
Sotatercept: A novel therapeutic approach for pulmonary arterial hypertension through transforming growth factor-β signaling modulation
Jyoti Bajpai, Mehul Saxena, Akshyaya Pradhan, Surya Kant
Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mehul Saxena, Gandhi Memorial Hospital, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Akshyaya Pradhan, Department of Cardiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author contributions: Bajpai J and Pradhan A conceptualized the idea and prepared the first draft; Saxena M and Kant S perform the literature search; Kant S and Bajpai J critically reviewed the draft and prose the changes; Bajpai J prepared the final manuscript and submitted; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Jyoti Bajpai, MD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Shahmina Road, Chowk, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India. jyotibajpai33@gmail.com
Received: October 28, 2024
Revised: December 31, 2024
Accepted: January 11, 2025
Published online: September 20, 2025
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Core Tip: Sotatercept is an activin receptor type IIA-Fc fusion protein that improve pulmonary artery pressure as well as cardiopulmonary function in pulmonary artery hypertension. It is administered as a subcutaneous injection every three weeks. There are three different pathways involve in pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Recently, a new pathway for pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension cellular proliferation has been discovered.