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Angiotensin II upregulates the expression of placental growth factor in human vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a critical factor in inflammatory responses, which promotes the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Placental growth factor (PlGF) is a member of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) fam...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2885991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20500895 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2121-11-36 |