Plaque rupture complications in murine atherosclerotic vein grafts can be prevented by TIMP-1 overex...
Plaque rupture complications in murine atherosclerotic vein grafts can be prevented by TIMP-1 overexpression
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The current study describes the incidence and phenotype of plaque rupture complications in murine vein grafts. Since matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are highly involved in atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability and plaque rupture, we hypothesized that this model can be validated by overexpression of the MMP inhibitor TIMP-1. First we studied 47 vein...
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Plaque rupture complications in murine atherosclerotic vein grafts can be prevented by TIMP-1 overexpression
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1326558435
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1326558435
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0047134
