The Role of Osteoprotegrin/Nuclear Factor kB Ligand in Coronary Collateral Development

Osteoprotegrin (OPG) , as a member of the TNF family is demonstrated to be a potential regulator of the endothelial function and angiogenesis by neutralization of nuclear factor kB ligand (RANKL) . We investigated the OPG and RANKL gene expressions in circulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells (...

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Main Authors: Z. Maghbooli, A. Hossein-Nezhad, M. Shirzad, H. Behzadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1100900109