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Neutrophil-Derived Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Triggers Acute Aortic Dissection

DOI

251

Citations

53

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2012

Year

Tomohiro Kurihara, Ryoko Shimizu‐Hirota, Masayuki Shimoda, Takeshi Adachi, Hideyuki Shimizu, Stephen J. Weiss, Hiroshi Itoh, Shingo Hori, Naoki Aikawa, Yasunori Okada
Circulation

Abstract

These data suggest that AAD is initiated by neutrophils that have infiltrated the aortic intima and released MMP9 in response to angiotensin II.

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