Published in Blood Weekly, November 12th, 2009
"This study was undertaken to clarify the role of clusterin in neointimal hyperplasia and elucidate its mechanism of action. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of clusterin (Ad-Clu) repressed TNF-alpha-stimulated expression of MCP-1, fractalkine, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and MMP-9, leading to inhibition of VSMC migration. Both Ad-Clu and secreted clusterin suppressed VSMC proliferation by inhibiting DNA synthesis, but not...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-11-12)
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