Effects of laser needle-knife therapy on vertebroarterial morphology and protein expression of PI-3K, AKT and VEGF in the carotid artery in a rabbit model of cervical spondylotic arteriopathy

Purpose: To explore how the use of a laser needle-knife affects vertebroarterial morphology and protein expression of PI-3K, AKT and VEGF in the carotid artery of a rabbit model of cervical spondylotic arteriopathy (CSA), and to determine its primary treatment mechanism. Methods: The CSA rabbit mode...

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Main Authors: Fang Liu, Wei Wei, Jianhua Fang, Yuanyuan Wu, Qifei Zhang, Cunxin Wang, Lihong Ye, Min Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X18302894