nAChRs Mediate Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Endothelial Cells: Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Angiogenesis

BACKGROUND: Many patients with ischemic heart disease have cardiovascular risk factors such as cigarette smoking. We tested the effect of nicotine (a key component of cigarette smoking) on the therapeutic effects of human embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cells (hESC-ECs). METHODS AND RESULTS:...

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Main Authors: Yu, Jin, Huang, Ngan F., Wilson, Kitchener D., Velotta, Jeffrey B., Huang, Mei, Li, Zongjin, Lee, Andrew, Robbins, Robert C., Cooke, John P., Wu, Joseph C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737633/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19753305
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007040
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