Enhanced Effect of Losartan and Rosuvastatin on Neointima Hyperplasia

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 593-600

  Yi, Inseon ^a   Lee, Jung Jin ^a   Park, Jeong Sook ^a   Zhang, Wei Yun ^a   Kim, In Su ^a   Kim, Yohan ^a   Shin, Chang Yong ^a   Kim, Hyung Sik ^b   Myung, Chang Seon ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Losartan; Neointima hyperplasia; Rosuvastatin; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; LOSARTAN; ROSUVASTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROBENZENES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERPLASIA; LOSARTAN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PYRIMIDINES; SULFONAMIDES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 77954470071     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-010-0414-z     Document Type: Article

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