Refine my results

Dimethyl sulfoxide inhibits tissue factor expression, thrombus formation, and vascular smooth muscle cell activation: a potential treatment strategy for drug-eluting stents

Camici, Giovanni G. ; Steffel, Jan ; Akhmedov, Alexander ; Schafer, Nicola ; Baldinger, Jeannette ; Schulz, Urs ; Shojaati, Kushiar ; Matter, Christian M. ; Yang, Zhihong ; Lüscher, Thomas F. ; Tanner, Felix C.

In: Circulation, 2006, vol. 114, no. 14, p. 1512-1521

Background— Subacute stent thrombosis is a major clinical concern, and the search for new molecules to cover stents remains important. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used for preservation of hematopoietic progenitor cells and is infused into patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Despite its intravenous application, the impact of DMSO on vascular cells has not been assessed....