Hypercholesterolemia aggravates in-stent restenosis in rabbits: a mitigating effect of stent surface modification with CD47-derived peptide
I. Fishbein, V. V. Inamdar, I. S. Alferiev, G. Bratinov, M. M. Zviman, A. Yekhilevsky, C. Nagaswami, K. L. Gardiner, R. J. Levy, S. J. Stachelek
This study shows that hypercholesterolemia worsens in-stent restenosis in rabbits, but coating stents with a CD47-derived peptide reduces this effect by inhibiting inflammation and cell attachment.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2023 · PreprintBioengineering