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C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), which is produced by vascular endothelial cells, exhibits anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects. Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes may be involved in vein graft disease. Attenuation of vein graft disease necessitates a remodelling of the arterialized vein towards a more contractile phenotype which is characterized, among other factors, by the calponin amount. We investigated the effects of perivascularly applied CNP in a mouse model of vein graft disease.
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