Effects and mechanisms of icariin on atherosclerosis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 3585-3589

  Hu, Yanwu ^a   Liu, Kai ^a   Yan, Mengtong ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Wang, Yadi ^a   Ren, Liqun ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Atherosclerosis; Icariin; Oxidized low density lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ICARIIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MTT ASSAY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EPIMEDIUM BREVICORNUM;

EID: 84929347434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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