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Role of extracellular signal-regulated kinase for endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction in coronary artery disease.
Basic research in cardiology - 1 Sept 2009
Friedrich Erik B, Werner Christian, Walenta Katrin, Böhm Michael, Scheller Bruno
Abstract excerpt
In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), number and function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are down-regulated. The relevant intracellular signalling mechanisms responsible for dysfunction of EPCs in CAD remain poorly characterized. Our goal was to examine the regulation of ERK-1/2 by SDF-1 and the role of ERK-1/2 for adhesion in EPCs. Western analysis revealed that the chemokine SDF-1 (SDF-1, 100...
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