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The orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 suppresses endothelial cell activation through induction of IkappaBalpha expression.
Circulation research - 27 Mar 2009
You Bei, Jiang Yuan-Ying, Chen Shaoping, Yan Guijun, Sun Jianxin
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial inflammation plays a critical role in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease, albeit the mechanisms need to be fully elucidated. Nur77 is highly expressed in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and plays a role in the regulation of cell proliferation and angiogenesis; its role in vascular inflammation, however, remains unknown. Treatment of human umbilical vein ECs (HUVECs) with tumor...
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