A new Mfn-2 related synthetic peptide promotes vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis via regulating the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway by inhibiting Akt signaling

Abstract Background Restenosis after angioplasty is a major challenge for the treatment of coronary artery diseases. Facilitation of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) apoptosis may be an attractive approach to decrease the incidence of restenosis. We synthesized a 16-amino acid mitofusin-2 (Mfn-2)...

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Main Authors: Xinxin Zhang, Xiangyu Xu, Li Lu, Xiaoning Wan, Yating Qin, Weibin Ruan, Chao Lv, Lin He, Xiaomei Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-03064-1