C3 EXOENZYME-COATED STENTS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING RESTENOSIS

摘要

This invention provides a stent for implantation in a blood vessel or other tissue, wherein the stent is coated with or contains C3 exoenzyme, a chimeric version thereof or an inhibitor of RhoA. This invention also provides a method for treating or inhibiting the onset of restenosis in a subject which comprises implanting one of the instant stents in the subject's blood vessel.