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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

ISSN

1755-3245

Autores

Simone Mangan, Ann Van Campenhout, C. M. Rush, Jonathan Golledge,

Tópico(s)

Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms

Resumo

Objective 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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