Metallothionein Enhances Angiogenesis and Arteriogenesis by Modulating Smooth Muscle Cell and Macrophage Function
Author(s) -
Stephan Zbinden,
Jinsong Wang,
Remi Adenika,
Marcel O. Schmidt,
Justin Tilan,
Amir Najafi,
XinZhi Peng,
Roberta M. LassanceSoares,
Micaela Iantorno,
Hakim Morsli,
Leonid Gercenshtein,
Gil Jin Jang,
Stephen E. Epstein,
Mary Susan Burnett
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.109.200949
Subject(s) - arteriogenesis , angiogenesis , metallothionein , macrophage , function (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , neuroscience , cancer research , biology , biochemistry , in vitro , gene
In a previous study we identified metallothionein (MT) as a candidate gene potentially influencing collaterogenesis. In this investigation, we determined the effect of MT on collaterogenesis and examined the mechanisms contributing to the effects we found.
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