Apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells induced by in vitro stimulation with interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-1β

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-27

  Geng, Yong Jian ^c   Wu, Qi ^c   Muszynski, Maria ^c   Hansson, Göran K ^a   Libby, Peter ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cell death; cytokines; nitric oxide; smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRIC OXIDE; TRANSFERASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030048396     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.16.1.19     Document Type: Article

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