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Accelerated arteriosclerosis of vein grafts in inducible NO synthase(-/-) mice is related to decreased endothelial progenitor cell repair.
Circulation research - 17 Feb 2006
Mayr Ursula, Zou Yiping, Zhang Zhongyi, Dietrich Hermann, Hu Yanhua, Xu Qingbo
Abstract excerpt
Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) is expressed by macrophages and smooth muscle cells in atherosclerotic lesions. Previously, we have established a mouse model for vein graft arteriosclerosis by grafting autologous jugular veins or vena cava to carotid arteries. Using this model, we studied the role of iNOS in the development of vein graft arteriosclerosis in iNOS(-/-) mice. Four weeks after grafting, neointimal...
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