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Smooth Muscle-Targeted Overexpression of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-γ Disrupts Vascular Wall Structure and Function. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Activation of the nuclear hormone receptor, PPARγ, with pharmacological agonists promotes a contractile vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype and reduces oxidative stress and cell proliferation, particularly under pathological conditions including ...
Jennifer M Kleinhenz   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrase-deficient lentiviral vectors mediate efficient gene transfer to human vascular smooth muscle cells with minimal genotoxic risk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We have previously shown that injury-induced neointima formation was rescued by adenoviral-Nogo-B gene delivery. Integrase-competent lentiviral vectors (ICLV) are efficient at gene delivery to vascular cells but present a risk of insertional mutagenesis.
Sessa, W.C.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation in Restenosis [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2011
Current therapeutic approaches to restore blood flow in stenotic blood vessels involve the use of percutaneous devices and coronary bypass surgery. In all procedures that disrupt the normal integrity of the blood vessels, there is an increased incidence of vessel luminal narrowing, termed restenosis.
Steven O, Marx   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Increased neointimal thickening in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundThe dystrophin gene, which is mutated in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), encodes a large cytoskeletal protein present in muscle fibers. While dystrophin in skeletal muscle has been extensively studied, the function of dystrophin in vascular ...
Uwe Rauch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

Expression of mRNA for phospholipase A(2), cyclooxygenases, and lipoxygenases in cultured human umbilical vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells and in biopsies from umbilical arteries and veins [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Arachidonic acid (AA) is released by phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) and then converted into vasoactive and inflammatory eicosanoids by cyclooxygenases (COX) and lipoxygenases (LOX).
Söderkvist, Peter   +5 more
core   +1 more source

UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
UiO‐66(Zr) metal–organic frameworks are chemically stable, biocompatible, and highly tunable nanomaterials. Their modular structure enables controlled drug delivery, multimodal bioimaging, and light‐activated photodynamic therapy, supporting integrated diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) applications in cancer and biomedical research.
Veronika Huntošová   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endothelial cell impact on smooth muscle cell properties: role of hemodynamic forces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The vascular endothelium is a dynamic cell monolayer located at the interface of the vessel wall and bloodstream, where it regulates the physiological effects of humoral and hemodynamic stimuli on vessel tone and remodelling.
Killeen, Maria T.
core   +2 more sources

Depletion of Mitochondrial Cyclophilin D in Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Attenuates Vascular Dysfunction and Hypertension

open access: yesFunction
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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transfer and Expression of the Interferon Gamma Gene in Human Endothelial Cells Inhibits Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth in Vitro

open access: yesCell Transplantation, 1997
Intimal hyperplasia in blood vessels is primarily caused by the migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. Excessive intimal thickening characterizes atherosclerosis as well as bypass graft and angioplasty failures.
Alison T. Stopeck M.D.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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