Pro-inflammatory role of platelets in hypertension-mediated end-organ damage : Editorial to: "Inhibition of Platelet activation by clopidogrel prevents hypertension-induced cardiac inflammation and fibrosis" by L.-X. Jia et al.

• Authors: Xiao-Jun Du, Helen Kiriazis
• Journal: Cardiovascular drugs and therapy (Cardiovasc Drugs Ther) Vol. 27 Issue 6 Pg. 485-7 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 1573-7241 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23942950 (Publication Type: Editorial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Comment)

Chemical References

• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
• Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists
• Clopidogrel
• Ticlopidine

Topics

• Animals
• Clopidogrel
• Fibrosis (prevention & control)
• Hypertension (complications)
• Male
• Myocarditis (prevention & control)
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Ticlopidine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)