Prostaglandin receptors EP2 and IP are detectable in atherosclerotic arteries and plaques.
Muto A, Nishibe T, Miyauchi Y, Kondo Y, Yamamoto Y, Dardik A, Shigematsu H. Prostaglandin receptors EP2 and IP are detectable in atherosclerotic arteries and plaques. International Angiology 2010, 29: 43-8. PMID: 20357748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriosclerosis obliteransAtherosclerotic femoral arteriesPharmacological treatmentFemoral arteryReceptor EP2IP receptorAtherosclerotic plaquesMedial layerAtherosclerotic arteriesWestern blottingSevere arteriosclerosis obliteransFemoropopliteal bypass surgeryCOX-2 expressionProstaglandin receptor agonistsProstaglandin receptor EP2Pharmacological managementBypass surgeryReceptor agonistArterial intimaIntimal layerPG receptorsArteryPlatelet aggregationPatientsEP2