Osteoprotegerin upregulates endothelial cell adhesion molecule response to tumor necrosis factor-α associated with induction of angiopoietin-2☆
2007; Oxford University Press; Volume: 76; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.07.017
ISSN1755-3245
AutoresSimone Mangan, Ann Van Campenhout, C. M. Rush, Jonathan Golledge,
Tópico(s)Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
ResumoObjective Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and osteopontin (OPN) have been identified within unstable atherosclerosis and circulating concentrates have been linked to cardiovascular events. We studied the influence of OPG and OPN on endothelial adhesion molecule expression and monocyte binding.
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