Clinical StudiesCigarette Smoking Is Associated With Increased Human Monocyte Adhesion to Endothelial Cells: Reversibility With Oral l-Arginine but Not Vitamin C☆
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Abbreviations
EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ICAM-1
intercellular adhesion molecule-1
HBSS
Hank’s balanced salt solution
HUVECs
human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IL-1beta
interleukin-1beta
IL-6
interleukin-6
RPMI
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
TNF-alpha
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VCAM-1
vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
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This study was supported in part by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC), Sydney and the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHF), Sydney. Dr. Adams is supported by the NHF, Dr. Jessup by the NHMRC and Dr. Celermajer by The Medical Foundation of the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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