Optimization of the Healing Response
The critical role of endothelium in vascular homeostasis is often overlooked or misunderstood.
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The ideal candidate for the reduction of restenosis must have the following characteristics: |
- regulates permeability
- acts as a barrier to prevent thrombus formation
- modulates smooth muscle cell growth
- produces vasoactive compounds
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- anti-proliferative effects on smooth muscle cells
- anti-migratory effects on smooth muscle cells
- anti-inflammatory
- anti-thrombotic
- vasodilatory
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