[Perspectives of pharmacological anti-proliferative therapy for arteriosclerosis].
The proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells has an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The results of recent studies on drugs interfering on this process are briefly summarized.
Rossi
Giuliano
G
Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017239:Paclitaxel; D020123:Sirolimus