Expression of circulating CD146 associated with endovascular dysfunction in adenine-induced chronic renal damage in rats using an EvaGreen real-time RT-PCR assay

• Main Authors: P., Farah Dina, Hamzah, Hazilawati, Shaari, Mohd Rosly, Sithambaram, Shanmugavelu, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25344/1/25%20Pg%20381-391.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25344/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2034%20(2)%20Aug.%202011/25%20Pg%20381-391.pdf

The integrity of the endothelial layer of the blood vessel, intima, is critical since damage can lead to atherosclerosis. Assessment of its integrity is therefore very important although this can not be done through routine diagnostic analysis. An alternative non-invasive method should be establish...