Atherosclerosis
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 138-146, July 2008

NT-proBNP and the anti-inflammatory cytokines are correlated with endothelial progenitor cells’ response to cardiac surgery

  • Francesca Cesari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Center for the Study at Molecular and Clinical Level of Chronic, Degenerative and Neoplastic Diseases to Develop Novel Therapies, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy. Tel.: +39 055 7949420; fax: +39 055 7949418.
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  • Roberto Caporale

      Affiliations

    • Central Laboratory, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Rossella Marcucci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Center for the Study at Molecular and Clinical Level of Chronic, Degenerative and Neoplastic Diseases to Develop Novel Therapies, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Sabina Caciolli

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Pier Luigi Stefano

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Andrea Capalbo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Center for the Study at Molecular and Clinical Level of Chronic, Degenerative and Neoplastic Diseases to Develop Novel Therapies, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Claudio Macchi

      Affiliations

    • Centro S. Maria agli Ulivi, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS, Impruneta, Florence, Italy
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  • Mauro Vannucci

      Affiliations

    • Unit Of Cardiologic Rehabilitation I.F.C.A. “Ulivella e Glicini”, Florence, Italy
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  • Gian Franco Gensini

      Affiliations

    • Centro S. Maria agli Ulivi, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS, Impruneta, Florence, Italy
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  • Rosanna Abbate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Center for the Study at Molecular and Clinical Level of Chronic, Degenerative and Neoplastic Diseases to Develop Novel Therapies, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Anna Maria Gori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Centre, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
    • Center for the Study at Molecular and Clinical Level of Chronic, Degenerative and Neoplastic Diseases to Develop Novel Therapies, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Received 12 June 2007; received in revised form 19 September 2007; accepted 27 September 2007. published online 09 November 2007.

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PII: S0021-9150(07)00609-0

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.09.045

Atherosclerosis
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 138-146, July 2008

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