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Local honokiol application inhibits intimal thickening in rabbits following carotid artery balloon injury

  • Authors:
    • Yu Wang
    • Danyang Zhao
    • Jing Sheng
    • Ping Lu
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  • Published online on: November 15, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.8076
  • Pages: 1683-1689
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Honokiol is a natural bioactive product with anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-angiogenic and neuroprotective properties. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of honokiol treatment on intimal thickening following vascular balloon injury. The current study determined that perivascular honokiol application reduced intimal thickening in rabbits 14 days after carotid artery injury, it may inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMCs) proliferation and reduce collagen deposition in local arteries. The findings of the presents study also suggested that honikiol may increase the mRNA expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase‑1 (MMP‑1), MMP‑2 and MMP‑9 and decrease tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‑1 (TIMP‑1) mRNA expression in the rabbit arteries. Additionally, perivascular honokiol application inhibited intimal thickening, possibly via inhibition of the phosphorylation of SMAD family member 2/3.
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Wang Y, Zhao D, Sheng J and Lu P: Local honokiol application inhibits intimal thickening in rabbits following carotid artery balloon injury. Mol Med Rep 17: 1683-1689, 2018.
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Wang, Y., Zhao, D., Sheng, J., & Lu, P. (2018). Local honokiol application inhibits intimal thickening in rabbits following carotid artery balloon injury. Molecular Medicine Reports, 17, 1683-1689. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.8076
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Wang, Y., Zhao, D., Sheng, J., Lu, P."Local honokiol application inhibits intimal thickening in rabbits following carotid artery balloon injury". Molecular Medicine Reports 17.1 (2018): 1683-1689.
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Wang, Y., Zhao, D., Sheng, J., Lu, P."Local honokiol application inhibits intimal thickening in rabbits following carotid artery balloon injury". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 1 (2018): 1683-1689. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.8076