O-Linked beta-N-Acetylglucosamine Modification of A20 Enhances the Inhibition of NF-kappaB (Nuclear Factor-kappaB) Activation and Elicits Vascular Protection After Acute Endoluminal Arterial Injury.
RatOtherSprague-DawleyMale
Model: Balloon-induced endoluminal carotid arterial injury
Glucosamine markedly inhibited neointimal formation and p65 activation in balloon-injured rat carotid arteries versus vehicle. Adenoviral A20 shRNA abolished this vascular protection, indicating that A20 O-GlcNAcylation is required for the benefit.
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