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Inflammation signals airway smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma pathogenesis

open access: yesMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2013
Background Airway inflammation stimulates proliferation of airway smooth muscle cell, which contributes to the development of hyperplasia and hypertrophy of smooth muscle cell. The increase in airway smooth muscle cell mass is believed to be due to an up-
Khan Mohammad Afzal
doaj   +1 more source

The Atypical Cadherin FAT1 Limits Mitochondrial Respiration and Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Smooth muscle cells contribute to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. The capacity of these cells to undergo phenotypic switching in mature arteries of the systemic circulation underlies their pathogenic role in atherosclerosis ...
Dario F. Riascos-Bernal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Application of a Functional Human Esophageal Mucosa Explant Platform to Eosinophilic Esophagitis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
There is an increasing prevalence of esophageal diseases but intact human tissue platforms to study esophageal function, disease mechanisms, and the interactions between cell types in situ are lacking.
Aceves, Seema S   +12 more
core   +3 more sources

Microstructural analysis of skeletal muscle force generation during aging. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Human aging results in a progressive decline in the active force generation capability of skeletal muscle. While many factors related to the changes of morphological and structural properties in muscle fibers and the extracellular matrix (ECM) have been ...
Basava, Ramya R   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Loss of primary cilia promotes EphA2‐mediated endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in the ovarian tumor microenvironment

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of primary cilia in endothelial cells promotes EndMT and vascular abnormalities in the ovarian tumor microenvironment through EphA2 activation. Using human samples, in vitro models, and endothelial‐specific Kif3a‐knockout mice, we show that primary cilia loss drives the acquisition of cancer‐associated fibroblast‐like phenotypes, thereby ...
Jin Gu Cho   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

α-Smooth Muscle Actin and ACTA2 Gene Expressions in Vasculopathies

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015
α-smooth muscle actin, encoded by ACTA2 gene, is an isoform of the vascular smooth muscle actins, typically expressed in the vascular smooth muscle cells contributing to vascular motility and contraction. ACTA2 gene mutations cause a diversity of diffuse
Shi-Min Yuan
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal smooth muscle aberrations in pancreatic cancer patients with sarcopenia

open access: yesJCSM Rapid Communications, 2021
Background Cancer cachexia is characterized by impaired function of skeletal and cardiac muscle. Smooth muscle is abundantly present in the body and critical for the function of the gastrointestinal tract.
Rianne D.W. Vaes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

MicroRNAs in pulmonary arterial remodeling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Pulmonary arterial remodeling is a presently irreversible pathologic hallmark of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This complex disease involves pathogenic dysregulation of all cell types within the small pulmonary arteries contributing to vascular ...
A Courboulin   +137 more
core   +2 more sources

Genomics‐led approach to drug testing in models of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
GA text Genomic data from undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma patients and preclinical models were used to inform a targeted drug screen. Selected compounds were tested in 2D and 3D cultures of UPS cell lines. A combination of trametinib and infigratinib was synergistic in the majority of UPS cell lines tested, which was further confirmed in an ex ...
Piotr J. Manasterski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital Smooth Muscle Hamartoma Obscuring the Cornea

open access: yesCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2021
Congenital smooth muscle hamartoma is a benign proliferation of smooth muscle that most commonly presents in the lumbosacral area or proximal extremities.
Andrew Bean   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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