Abstract 15368: A Fatty-Acid Binding Protein 4 Inhibitor Prevents Proliferation, Migration and Inflammatory Responses in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 134; no. Suppl_1 Suppl 1; p. A15368
• Main Authors: Okamura, Yuta, Sekiguchi, Akihiro, Kogane, Taisuke, Kakuda, Chiharu, Sakamoto, Yuzaburo, Okada, Muneyoshi, Yamawaki, Hideyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 11.11.2016

BackgroundsFatty-acid binding protein (FABP) 4 is an adipocytokine. Since blood FABP4 level is increased in hypertensive subjects, we tested the hypothesis that FABP4 controls key pathological processes for hypertension development, including proliferation, migration and inflammation of vascular smo...