Recombinant Thrombomodulin Exerts Anti-autophagic Action in Endothelial Cells and Provides Anti-atherosclerosis Effect in Apolipoprotein E Deficient Mice

Abstract Stress-induced alteration in endothelial cells (ECs) integrity precedes the development of atherosclerosis. Previous studies showed that the soluble recombinant thrombomodulin (rTM) not only increases ECs proliferation but also exerts anti-apoptotic activity in ECs. However, the functional...

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Main Authors: Po-Sheng Chen, Kuan-Chieh Wang, Ting-Hsing Chao, Hsing-Chun Chung, Shi-Ya Tseng, Chawn-Yau Luo, Guey-Yueh Shi, Hua-Lin Wu, Yi-Heng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03443-z