Capsaicin from chili (Capsicum spp.) inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/4yk]

Accelerated vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is implied in cardiovascular disease and significantly contributes to vessel lumen reduction following surgical interventions such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or bypass surgery. Therefore, identification and character...

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Main Authors: Rongxia Liu, Elke H. Heiss, Dean Guo, Verena M. Dirsch, Atanas G. Atanasov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2015-01-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/4-26/v1