Review Article
Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Targets
Table 2
Mediators involved in endothelium dysfunction.
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EPCs: endothelial precursor cells; NO: nitric oxide; vWF: von Willebrand factor; CAM: cell adhesion molecule; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule; VCAM-1: vascular adhesion molecule; MAdCAM-1: mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1; RCP: reactive C protein; IL: interleukin; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; ROS: reactive oxygen species; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; NAD: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; NADP: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; NF-κB: nuclear factor kB; PAI: plasminogen activator inhibitor; t-PA: tissue-type plasminogen activator; u-PA: urokinase-type plasminogen activator. |