Telmisartan Exerts Antiatherosclerotic Effects by Activating Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ in Macrophages
Author(s) -
Takeshi Matsumura,
Hiroyuki Kinoshita,
Norio Ishii,
Kazuki Fukuda,
Hiroyuki Motoshima,
Takafumi Senokuchi,
Kayo Taketa,
Shuji Kawasaki,
Tomoko NishimakiMogami,
Teruo Kawada,
Takeshi Nishikawa,
Eiichi Araki
Publication year - 2011
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.110.222067
Subject(s) - telmisartan , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor , peroxisome , receptor , chemistry , peroxisome proliferator , pharmacology , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma , medicine , biochemistry , blood pressure
Telmisartan, an angiotensin type I receptor blocker (ARB), protects against the progression of atherosclerosis. Here, we investigated the molecular basis of the antiatherosclerotic effects of telmisartan in macrophages and apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
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