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TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 24-29Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-6147(02)00005-6
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Endothelial cells, which are situated at the interface between blood and the vessel wall, have a crucial role in controlling vascular tone and homeostasis, particularly in determining the expression of pro-atherosclerotic and anti-atherosclerotic genes. Many of these effects are mediated by changes in the generation and release of endothelium-derived autacoids [from the Greek autos (self) and akos (remedy)], which are generally short-lived and locally acting. In vivo, endothelial cells are constantly subjected to mechanical stimulation, which in turn determines the acute production of autacoids and the levels of autacoid-producing enzymes.
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