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Nicotine exacerbates atherosclerosis through a macrophage-mediated endothelial injury pathway

Evidence suggests that nicotine intake promotes atherosclerosis. We enrolled 100 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and found that plaque burden, TXNIP expression, and inflammatory chemokine levels were higher in smokers than non-smokers. Additionally, patients with higher TXNIP expression i...

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Autores principales: Mao, ChengYu, Li, DongJiu, Zhou, En, Zhang, JunFeng, Wang, ChangQian, Xue, Chao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7993665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33626512
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.202660