Article
Novel mechanisms of the antiproliferative effects of amlodipine in vascular smooth muscle cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jan 2002
Lai Yi-Mu, Fukuda Noboru, Su Jin-Zi, Suzuki Ryo, Ikeda Yukihiro, Takagi Hiroto, Tahira Yoshiko, Kanmatsuse Katsuo
Abstract excerpt
The calcium channel blocker amlodipine continues to be of interest due to its potential proven ability to hinder the progression of atherosclerosis and reduce the number of clinical ischemic events. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) are useful in the study of atherosclerosis because they show exaggerated growth with production of angiotensin II (Ang II) by conversion...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
