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Calcium Channel Blockers Suppress Cytokine-induced Activation of Human Neutrophils
Author(s) -
Etsuko Shima,
Motoki Katsube,
T. Kato,
Masahiro Kitagawa,
Fumihiko Hato,
Masayuki Hino,
Tsuyoshi Takahashi,
Hideaki Fujita,
Seiichi Kitagawa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2007.13
Subject(s) - amlodipine , nicardipine , medicine , pharmacology , calcium channel , protein kinase b , endocrinology , mapk/erk pathway , verapamil , nifedipine , proinflammatory cytokine , calcium channel blocker , kinase , signal transduction , calcium , inflammation , biology , blood pressure , microbiology and biotechnology
Neutrophils, in concert with proinflammatory cytokines, play an important role in the progression of atherosclerosis. Calcium channel blockers are commonly used in the treatment of hypertension, and their pleiotropic effects, other than the lowering of blood pressure, have been recently recognized.

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