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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |