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Melatonin Plays a Critical Protective Role in Nicotine-Related Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Aim: Smoking is a major risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Among the components of smoke, nicotine is known to exert pro-atherosclerotic, prothrombotic, and proangiogenic effects on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The current study was designed to investigate the mechanisms throu...

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Autores principales: Duan, Liren, Li, Shenli, Wang, Lei, Jing, Yuchen, Li, Guangxin, Sun, Yaodong, Sun, Weifeng, Li, Yalun, Zhao, Lin, Xin, Shijie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32765304
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00866