Molecular mechanisms for arecoline against atherosclerosis

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-151

  Shan, Li Mei ^a   Zhang, Jin Chao ^a   Zhao, Yan Ling ^a   Cui, Wen Yu ^a   Wang, Hai ^a  

^a BEIJING 302 HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Arecoline; Atherosclerosis; Chemokines; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARECOLINE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR2; CHOLESTEROL; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 8; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 1942473046     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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