Nicotine and Cotinine Up-Regulate Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Endothelial Cells

Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor for both vascular disease and various forms of cancer. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an endothelial-specific mitogen that is normally expressed only in low levels in normal arteries but may be involved in the progression of both vascular d...

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Main Authors: Conklin, Brian S., Zhao, Weidong, Zhong, Dian-Sheng, Chen, Changyi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Investigative Pathology 2002
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1850669/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11839560
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