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Cyclosporin A enhances interleukin-8 expression by inducing activator protein-1 in human aortic smooth muscle cells.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 2003
Murakami Ryuichiro, Kambe Fukushi, Mitsuyama Hirohito, Okumura Kenji, Murohara Toyoaki, Niwata Satoru, Yamamoto Ryohei, Seo Hisao
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OBJECTIVE: Cyclosporin A (CsA) and tacrolimus (FK506) are widely used as immunosuppressants. However, their use has been hampered by various adverse effects, such as acceleration of atherosclerosis. Interleukin (IL)-8, a chemotactic cytokine, plays an important role in pathogenesis of atheroscler...
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