Targeting In-Stent-Stenosis with RGD- and CXCL1-Coated Mini-Stents in Mice.

Atherosclerotic lesions that critically narrow the artery can necessitate an angioplasty and stent implantation. Long-term therapeutic effects, however, are limited by excessive arterial remodeling. We here employed a miniaturized nitinol-stent coated with star-shaped polyethylenglycole (star-PEG),...

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Main Authors: Sakine Simsekyilmaz, Elisa A Liehn, Stefan Weinandy, Fabian Schreiber, Remco T A Megens, Wendy Theelen, Ralf Smeets, Stefan Jockenhövel, Thomas Gries, Martin Möller, Doris Klee, Christian Weber, Alma Zernecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4871500?pdf=render