Estradiol regulates monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells: a mechanism for its antiatherogenic effect
Seli E, Selam B, Mor G, Kayisli U, Pehlivan T, Arici A. Estradiol regulates monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells: a mechanism for its antiatherogenic effect. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2001, 8: 296-301. PMID: 11449089, DOI: 10.1097/00042192-200107000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman coronary artery smooth muscle cellsCoronary artery smooth muscle cellsArtery smooth muscle cellsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1Smooth muscle cellsChemotactic protein-1Recruitment of macrophagesMCP-1 expressionMCP-1 proteinMuscle cellsProtective effectProtein 1Arterial wallSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsCoronary smooth muscle cellsMCP-1 protein productionEstrogen's protective effectPhenol red-free mediumCharcoal-stripped calf serumProtein productionEstrogen receptor modulatorsPathogenesis of atherosclerosisReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionNorthern blotLow-density lipoprotein