Published 2011
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Publication
Resveratrol modulates systemic and perivascular inflammation in experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm
Description
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is related to chronic mural inflammation in which activation of the Renin-Angiotensin system (RAS), infiltration of mononuclear phagocytes and other leukocytes contribute to proteolytic activity, aortic tissue damage and AAA expansion. Resveratrol is a natural antioxydant polyphenol with vasoprotective properties: in this study we evaluated the effects of Resveratrol on the inflammatory response in an experimental model of elastase-induced AAA
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- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/11567/314523
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/314523
Origin repository
- Origin repository
- UNIGE