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Targeting vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction with xanthine derivative KMUP-3 inhibits abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2020
Lai Chao-Han, Chang Ching-Wen, Lee Fang-Tzu, Kuo Cheng-Hsiang, Hsu Jong-Hau, Liu Chung-Pin, Wu Hua-Lin, Yeh Jwu-Lai
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Inflammation, oxidative stress, matrix degradation, medial calcification and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) loss are prominent features in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). VSMC phenotypic switch to a proinflammatory state and VSMC apoptosis could be targetable mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of AAA formation. Herein, we investigated the hypothesis that a xanthine derivative...
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