Cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway inhibits neointimal hyperplasia by suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress

Neointimal hyperplasia as a consequence of vascular injury is aggravated by inflammatory reaction and oxidative stress. The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) is a orchestrator of cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP), which refers to a physiological neuro-immune mechanism that rest...

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Main Authors: Dong-Jie Li, Hui Fu, Jie Tong, Yong-Hua Li, Le-Feng Qu, Pei Wang, Fu-Ming Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Redox Biology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231717308170