SP600125 Attenuates Nicotine-Related Aortic Aneurysm Formation by Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase Production and CC Chemokine-Mediated Macrophage Migration

• Main Authors: Zhen-Zhen Guo (Author), Qun-An Cao (Author), Zong-Zhuang Li (Author), Li-Ping Liu (Author), Zhi Zhang (Author), Ya-Juan Zhu (Author), Guang Chu (Author), Qiu-Yan Dai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nicotine, a major chemical component of cigarettes, plays a pivotal role in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) has been demonstrated to participate in elastase-induced AAA. This study aimed to elucidate whether the JNK inhibitor SP600125 can attenuate n...