Autophagy: An emerging therapeutic target in vascular diseases

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 172, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2167-2178

  Vindis, Cécile ^a,b  

^a Departments of Clinical Biochemistry and Sports Medicine   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; BAFILOMYCIN A1; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CYTOKINE; EVEROLIMUS; GROWTH FACTOR; IMIQUIMOD; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN INHIBITOR; METFORMIN; RAPAMYCIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SIMVASTATIN; SPAUTIN 1; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR DISEASE; ANIMAL; BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG EFFECTS; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGY; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84926687110     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.13052     Document Type: Review

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