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Editorial
. 2011 Apr;31(4):725-7.
doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.222976.

Drugs targeting epigenetic histone acetylation in vascular smooth muscle cells for restenosis and atherosclerosis

Rama Natarajan
Editorial

Drugs targeting epigenetic histone acetylation in vascular smooth muscle cells for restenosis and atherosclerosis

Rama Natarajan. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011 Apr.
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Major cellular processes in vascular smooth muscle cells that are regulated by histone acetylation/deacetylation. SMC smooth muscle cells; HDAC Histone deacetylase; HAT Histone acetyltransferase; HDI Histone deacetylase inhibitor; Ang II Angiotensin II; MMP-2 Matrix metalloproteinase 2; IL-6 Interleukin 6
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