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Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Contribute to Atherosclerosis Immunity

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) constitute the major cells in the media layer of arteries, and are critical to maintain the integrity of the arterial wall.
Desheng Hu, Desheng Hu, Changjun Yin, Shanshan Luo, Andreas J. R. Habenicht, Sarajo K. Mohanta   +5 more
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MicroRNA-488 serves as a diagnostic marker for atherosclerosis and regulates the biological behavior of vascular smooth muscle cells [PDF]

, 2021
Zhen Li, Congjian Xu, Di Sun
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Human Brain Vasculature‐on‐a‐Chip Model Constructed With Microvessels Isolated From Cryopreserved Postmortem Human Brain Tissue

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This manuscript describes the cultivation of viable microvessels from cryopreserved human brain tissue. When embedded in hydrogels and cultured in microfluidic devices, these microvessels exhibit complex architectures reminiscent of arterioles and capillaries, can be perfused, and display intact barrier function. Collectively, these results demonstrate
Brian J. O'Grady, A. Scott McCall, Samuel Cullison, Daniel Chavarria, Matthew S. Schrag, Ethan S. Lippmann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

NKX2-5 regulates vessel remodeling in scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension

JCI Insight
NKX2-5 is a member of the homeobox-containing transcription factors critical in regulating tissue differentiation in development. Here, we report a role for NKX2-5 in vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation in vitro and in vascular remodeling ...
Ioannis Papaioannou, Athina Dritsoula, Ping Kang, Reshma S. Baliga, Sarah L. Trinder, Emma Cook, Xu Shiwen, Adrian J. Hobbs, Christopher P. Denton, David J. Abraham, Markella Ponticos   +10 more
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Rac1 Regulation of Surface Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 and Responsiveness to Thrombin in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells [PDF]

, 2005
Tatsuya Yufu, Katsuya Hirano, Dan Bi, Mayumi Hirano, Junji Nishimura, Yukihide Iwamoto, Hideo Kanaide   +6 more
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siRNA Delivery via Cross‐Linked Gelatin Microparticles Enables Targeted Modulation of Osteogenic‐Vascular Cross‐Talk: An Advanced Human 3D in Vitro Test System for Therapeutic siRNA

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Osteogenic‐angiogenic cross‐talk is a vital prerequisite for vascularized bone regeneration. In this study, we investigated the effects of siRNA‐mediated silencing of two inhibitory proteins, Chordin and WWP‐1, via CaP‐NP‐loaded gelatin microparticles in osteogenically differentiated microtissues.
Franziska Mitrach, Jonas Kubat, Stefan Simm, Alexandra H. Springwald, Burak Demir, Anton Liebezeit, Michael C. Hacker, Michaela Schulz‐Siegmund   +7 more
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Somatic PDGFRB activating variants promote smooth muscle cell phenotype modulation in intracranial fusiform aneurysm

Journal of Biomedical Science
Background The fusiform aneurysm is a nonsaccular dilatation affecting the entire vessel wall over a short distance. Although PDGFRB somatic variants have been identified in fusiform intracranial aneurysms, the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving ...
Li Hao, Xiaolong Ya, Jiaye Wu, Chuming Tao, Ruochen Ma, Zhiyao Zheng, Siqi Mou, Yiming Ling, Yingxi Yang, Jiguang Wang, Yan Zhang, Qing Lin, Jizong Zhao   +12 more
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Low‐Temperature Fabrication of Thymosin β4‐Loaded Soluble Microneedles to Promote Wound Healing by Specific Binding to Downregulated Immune Regulators Vsig4 and IL22rɑ2

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic diagram depicting the fabrication and application of thymosin β4 (Tβ4)‐loaded microneedle patches for wound treatment. The Tβ4 was loaded into chitosan (CS) and sucrose MNs under mild conditions (4°C, 65% relative humidity). The Tβ4 MN patch specifically binds to the downregulated immune regulators Vsig4 and IL22rα2, thereby accelerating ...
Shilong He, Mei Yuan, Changkang Feng, Yixuan Zhang, Jinjing Che   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and use of an environmental control platform for studying vascular cell function in three-dimensional scaffolds [PDF]

, 2007
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 33).Endothelial and smooth muscle cells are the core of the vascular system.
Jäätmaa, Iliana (Iliana Nicole Vera)
core  

Automating Vascular Biology: An End‐to‐End Automated Workflow for High‐Throughput Blood Vessel‐on‐a‐Chip Production and Multi‐Site Validation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
AngioPlate384 is a 384‐well open‐top platform that automates production of more than 100 miniaturized, perfusable blood vessels embedded in hydrogel and supported by stromal cells. Stromal‐endothelial co‐culture strengthens blood vessel barrier function and yields responses useful for translational planning. Scalable and automation‐ready, it suits drug
Dawn S. Y. Lin, Hanieh Mohammad Hashemi, Kimia Asadi Jozani, Anushree Chakravarty, Sonya Kouthouridis, Jessica Bonanno, Nicky Anvari, Shravanthi Rajasekar, Feng Zhang, Richard Y. Cheng, Narendra Kumar Singh, Luis Miguel Medina, Marc Durante, Yufang He, Boyang Zhang   +14 more
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