Pathogenesis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Role of Nicotine and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Inflammation, proteolysis, smooth muscle cell apoptosis, and angiogenesis have been implicated in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), although the well-defined initiating mechanism is not fully understood. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) such as MMP-2 and -9 and other proteinases...

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Autores principales: Li, Zong-Zhuang, Dai, Qiu-Yan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103120

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103120

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