Presence of prostacyclin receptor in arteriosclerotic human femoral artery.
Muto A, Kondo Y, Yamamoto Y, Yamada H, Washimi O, Miyauchi Y, Kudo F, Dardik A, Nishibe T. Presence of prostacyclin receptor in arteriosclerotic human femoral artery. International Angiology 2006, 25: 175-8. PMID: 16763535.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsFemoral arteryVascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsArteriosclerosis obliteransHuman femoral arteriesProstacyclin analogueIP receptorProstacyclin receptorLuminal sideVon Willebrand factorIschemic symptomsVascular eventsRelaxant effectLower extremitiesCardiovascular homeostasisLimb amputationAtherosclerotic lesionsPositive cellsArterySingle immunohistochemistryWillebrand factorReceptorsStrong expressionObliteransPatients