Barui AK, Nethi SK, Patra CR. Investigation of the role of nitric oxide driven angiogenesis by zinc oxide nanoflowers.
J Mater Chem B 2017;
5:3391-3403. [DOI:
10.1039/c6tb03323g]
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Abstract
Zinc oxide nanoflowers (ZONF) induce the generation of intracellular ROS that stimulates the phosphorylation of Akt and p38MAPK leading to activation of eNOS to produce NO, triggering angiogenesis in a cGMP dependent manner.
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