Mebendazole reduces vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointimal formation following vascular injury in mice.

Mebendazole is an antihelminthic drug that exerts its effects via interference with microtubule function in parasites. To determine the utility of mebendazole as a potential treatment for vascular diseases involving proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, the effects of mebendazole on vascula...

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Main Authors: Jintao Wang, Hui Wang, Chiao Guo, Wei Luo, Alyssa Lawler, Aswin Reddy, Julia Wang, Eddy B Sun, Daniel T Eitzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3937425?pdf=render