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SUBMITTER: Zeng SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6038660 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zeng Si-Yu SY Yang Li L Hong Chen-Liang CL Lu Hui-Qin HQ Yan Qiu-Jiang QJ Chen Yan Y Qin Xu-Ping XP
Mediators of inflammation 20180612
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has a potent protective action on the cardiovascular system; however, little is known about the role of CGRP in angiotensin II- (Ang II-) induced inflammation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). This study is aimed at determining the anti-inflammatory effect of CGRP in Ang II-treated VSMCs and whether a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 (ADAM17) modulates this protective action. Small interference RNA (siRNA) and inhibitors of CGRP, epidermal growth ...[more]