selected publications

• article

  • Age-dependent defective TGF-beta1 signaling in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.  Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.  9:-. 2014-01-01
  • Decreased pre-surgical CD34 /CD144 cell number in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting compared to coronary artery disease-free valvular patients.  Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.  7:-. 2012-01-01
  • Overproduction of cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) is involved in the resistance to apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells from diabetic patients: A link between inflammation and apoptosis.  Diabetologia.  54:190-199. 2011-01-01
  • Role of TGF-β1 and MAP kinases in the antiproliferative effect of aspirin in human vascular smooth muscle cells.  PLoS ONE.  5:-. 2010-01-01
• The complex regulation of TGF-β in cardiovascular disease.  Vascular Health and Risk Management. 533-539. 2012-01-01