CD68 in cerebral aneurysms of smokers and non-smokers: an immunohistochemical analysis.

Cassiano CrusiusEduardo CambruzziMarcelo Ughini CrusiusPaulo Henrique Pires de AguiarAlexandre Pereira TognonPaulo Sérgio CrusiusMarco Antonio Stefani

Published in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2023)

An immunohistochemistry technique for CD68 antibodies was used to determine histiocytic infiltration. Adequately powered studies are necessary to further investigate the association between CD68-positive cells and both smoking history and hemorrhagic presentation of aneurysms.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
induced apoptosis
nk cells
cell cycle arrest
cell proliferation
case report
endoplasmic reticulum stress