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Reduced apoptosis and increased lesion development in the flow-restricted carotid artery of p75(NTR)-null mutant mice.
Circulation research - 20 Sept 2002
Kraemer Rosemary
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis of neointimal smooth muscle cells is a well-recognized component of the pathogenesis of vascular lesions. In recent studies, we have identified the neurotrophin receptor, p75(NTR), as a mediator of apoptosis of neointimal smooth muscle cells. Neurotrophin ligands and p75(NTR) are selectively expressed in areas of atherosclerotic lesions with increased smooth muscle cell apoptosis and the neurotrophins...
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