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Sirolimus is widely used as an antiproliferative agent in drug eluting stents to inhibit the proliferation of smooth muscle cells, thus reducing the occurrence of stent restenosis. Little is known about the potential interplay between sirolimus and Mg in cultured human coronary artery endothelial cells (hCAEC). Therefore, the cells were treated with sirolimus in the presence of different concentrations of extracellular Mg. Cell viability, migration, barrier function, adhesivity and nitric oxide synthesis were assessed. Sirolimus impairs the viability of subconfluent, but not of confluent cells independently from the concentration of Mg in the culture medium. 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