Pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Role of nicotine and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Li, Zong Zhuang ^a   Dai, Qiu Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSIN K; CATHEPSIN L; CATHEPSIN S; COLLAGENASE 3; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PLASMIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; STROMELYSIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 4; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG; UROKINASE; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; AGED; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; APOPTOSIS; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NICOTINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84861033035     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: 14661861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/103120     Document Type: Review

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