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Wall shear stress promotes intimal hyperplasia through the paracrine H2O2-mediated NOX-AKT-SVV axis.
Life sciences - 15 Aug 2018
Zhang Haolong, Yang Zhipeng, Wang Jing, Wang Xuehu, Zhao Yu, Zhu Fangyu
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AIMS: Oscillatory wall shear stress (WSS)-linked oxidative stress promotes intimal hyperplasia (IH) development, but the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used an in vivo rabbit carotid arterial stenosis model representing different levels of WSS and found that WSS was increased at 1 month with 50% stenosis and was accompanied by VSMCs proliferation and interstitial...
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