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Anti-atherosclerotic plants which modulate the phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology - 15 Oct 2016
Saleh Al-Shehabi Tuqa, Iratni Rabah, Eid Ali H
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of global death, with atherosclerosis being a major contributor to this mortality. Several mechanisms are implicated in the pathogenesis of this disease. A key element in the development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions is the phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells. Under pathophysiologic conditions such as injury, these cells switch...
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