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Mebendazole reduces vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointimal formation following vascular injury in mice.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Mebendazole is an antihelminthic drug that exerts its effects via interference with microtubule function in parasites. To determine the utility of mebendazole as a potential treatment for vascular diseases involving proliferation of vascular smooth ...
Jintao Wang, Hui Wang, Chiao Guo, Wei Luo, Alyssa Lawler, Aswin Reddy, Julia Wang, Eddy B Sun, Daniel T Eitzman   +8 more
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Endothelial cell-derived extracellular vesicles alter vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype through high-mobility group box proteins

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2020
The vascular endothelium and smooth muscle form adjacent cellular layers that comprise part of the vascular wall. Each cell type can regulate the other’s structure and function through a variety of paracrine effectors.
Michael J. Boyer, Yayoi Kimura, Tomoko Akiyama, Ariele Y. Baggett, Kyle J. Preston, Rosario Scalia, Satoru Eguchi, Victor Rizzo   +7 more
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Smooth muscle cells largely develop independently of functional hemogenic endothelium

Stem Cell Research, 2014
Vascular smooth muscle cells represent a major component of the cardiovascular system. In vitro studies have shown that FLK1+ cells derived from embryonic stem (ES) cells can differentiate into both endothelial and smooth muscle cells.
Monika Stefanska, Guilherme Costa, Michael Lie-a-Ling, Valerie Kouskoff, Georges Lacaud   +4 more
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Angiomyoma: An Unusual Diagnosis of Preauricular Swelling [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Angiomyoma is a benign tumour arising from smooth muscle of blood vessel walls. These tumours are usually found in the lower extremities presenting as a painful mass.
Anamika Kashyap, Smita Singh, Kiran Agarwal   +2 more
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Gasdermin D affects aortic vascular smooth muscle cell pyroptosis and Ang II-induced vascular remodeling

Heliyon, 2023
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are primarily responsible for vasoconstriction and the regulation of blood pressure1. Pyroptosis, a particular form of regulated cell death, is involved in multiple vascular injuries, including hypertensive vascular ...
Zimin Fang, Gaojun Wu, Jian Sheng, Bozhi Ye, Zhouqing Huang, Jianjiang Xu, Jianqin Zhang, Jibo Han, Bingjiang Han, Jiajun Xu   +9 more
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Depletion of Mitochondrial Cyclophilin D in Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Attenuates Vascular Dysfunction and Hypertension

Function
Hypertension is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease affecting nearly half of adult population. It is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and understanding these mechanisms is important to develop new therapies.
Anna Dikalova, Mingfang Ao, Louise Lantier, Sergey Gutor, Sergey Dikalov   +4 more
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Roles of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerotic Calcification

Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis, 2023
The accumulation of calcium in atherosclerotic plaques is a prominent feature of advanced atherosclerosis, and it has a strong positive correlation with the total burden of atherosclerosis.
Sang-Ho Woo, Dae-Yong Kim, Jae-Hoon Choi
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Caveolin-3 promotes a vascular smooth muscle contractile phenotype

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the importance of cardiovascular diseases in Western countries. Among the cell types associated with a dysfunctional vasculature, smooth muscle cells are believed to play an essential role in the development of ...
Jorge L. Gutierrez-Pajares, Jeannette eIturrieta, Vipin eDulam, Yu eWang, Yu eWang, Stephanos ePavlides, Gabriella eMalacari, Michael P. Lisanti, Philippe G. Frank   +8 more
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Vascular smooth muscle contraction in hypertension [PDF]

Cardiovascular Research, 2018
Hypertension is a major risk factor for many common chronic diseases, such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular dementia, and chronic kidney disease. Pathophysiological mechanisms contributing to the development of hypertension include increased vascular resistance, determined in large part by reduced vascular diameter due to ...
Touyz, Rhian M., Alves-Lopes, Rheure, Rios, Francisco J., De Lucca Camargo, Livia, Anagnostopoulou, Aikaterini, Arner, Anders, Montezano, Augusto C.   +6 more
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Identifying transcription factors controlling the basal expression of human MRP4 highlights a substantial role for Sp1

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The MRP4 transporter exports several drugs and signaling molecules. Here, we identified key promoter elements regulating basal MRP4 expression. Using reporter assays, we defined a conserved region with essential Sp1 and contributory Ets sites, which controlled basal MRP4 expression.
Debora Singer, Angelique Kragl, Katrin Ziems, Juliane Glaubitz, Sophie Grammbauer, Susanne Hildebrandt, Mladen V. Tzvetkov, Gabriele Jedlitschky   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source