Functional P2Y ₂ Nucleotide Receptors Mediate Uridine 5′-Triphosphate–Induced Intimal Hyperplasia in Collared Rabbit Carotid Arteries

Abstract

These findings indicate for the first time a role for the UTP/ATP receptor, P2Y2, in development of intimal hyperplasia associated with atherosclerosis and restenosis.