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β-Endorphin Mediates the Development and Instability of Atherosclerotic Plaques

β-Endorphin, an endogenous opioid peptide, and its μ-opioid receptor are expressed in brain, liver, and peripheral tissues. β-Endorphin induces endothelial dysfunction and is related to insulin resistance. We clarified the effects of β-endorphin on atherosclerosis. We assessed the effects of β-endor...

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Autores principales: Okano, Taisuke, Sato, Kengo, Shirai, Remina, Seki, Tomomi, Shibata, Koichiro, Yamashita, Tomoyuki, Koide, Ayaka, Tezuka, Hitomi, Mori, Yusaku, Hirano, Tsutomu, Watanabe, Takuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32308678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4139093