Specialized mouse embryonic stem cells for studying vascular development [PDF]
Drew E Glaser,1 Andrew B Burns,2 Rachel Hatano,2 Magdalena Medrzycki,3 Yuhong Fan,3 Kara E McCloskey1 1School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, CA, USA; 2School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA, USA; 3School of ...
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The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway: a potential therapeutic target in hypertension [PDF]
Richard E RobertsSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomAbstract: Hypertension is a risk factor for myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease.
Roberts RE
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Role of smooth muscle progenitor cells in vascular mechanical injury and repair
Smooth muscle progenitor cells are precursor cells that express both smooth muscle cell and stem cell markers, and can differentiate into smooth muscle cells under specific condition.
Zhu-feng Dong +7 more
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Long non-coding RNAs: Modulators of phenotypic transformation in vascular smooth muscle cells
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNAs) are longer than 200 nucleotides and cannot encode proteins but can regulate the expression of genes through epigenetic, transcriptional, and post-transcriptional modifications.
Bing-Han Lu +16 more
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Bindarit inhibits human coronary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation, migration and phenotypic switching [PDF]
Bindarit, a selective inhibitor of monocyte chemotactic proteins (MCPs) synthesis, reduces neointimal formation in animal models of vascular injury and recently has been shown to inhibit in-stent late loss in a placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial.
Angelo Guglielmotti +12 more
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Vinpocetine Attenuates the Osteoblastic Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. [PDF]
Vascular calcification is an active process of osteoblastic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells; however, its definite mechanism remains unknown.
Yun-Yun Ma +8 more
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Transcription factor GATA6 promotes migration of human coronary artery smooth muscle cells in vitro
Vascular smooth muscle cell plasticity plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of vascular diseases. Despite compelling evidence demonstrating the importance of transcription factor GATA6 in vascular smooth muscle, the functional role of GATA6 ...
Azra Alajbegovic +6 more
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Among reactive oxygen species, superoxide mediates the critical vascular redox signaling, resulting in the regulation of the human cardiovascular system.
Kazumi Takaishi +3 more
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Differentiation of multipotent vascular stem cells contributes to vascular diseases. [PDF]
It is generally accepted that the de-differentiation of smooth muscle cells, from the contractile to the proliferative/synthetic phenotype, has an important role during vascular remodelling and diseases.
Chu, Julia S +7 more
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Background Extracellular matrix receptors of the integrin family are known to regulate cell adhesion, shape and functions. The α8 integrin chain is expressed in glomerular mesangial cells and in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Hilgers Karl F +9 more
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