Soluble CD40 Ligand Impairs the Function of Peripheral Blood Angiogenic Outgrowth Cells and Increases Neointimal Formation After Arterial Injury
Author(s) -
Mihail Hristov,
Denis Gümbel,
Esther Lutgens,
Alma Zernecke,
Christian Weber
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.862771
Subject(s) - medicine , cd40 , peripheral blood , peripheral , ligand (biochemistry) , cardiology , in vitro , receptor , biochemistry , chemistry , cytotoxic t cell
Recent work has revealed an essential involvement of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) in inflammation and atherosclerosis. We investigated whether sCD40L functionally affects peripheral blood-derived angiogenic early outgrowth cells (EOCs) and neointimal remodeling after arterial injury.
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