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A new flow chip in combination with multiphoton microscopy as a protocol for longitudinal 3D imaging of tissue calcification under shear stress

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Miniaturized flow chip platform enabling continuous perfusion and longitudinal multiphoton 3D imaging of vascular smooth muscle cell constructs under physiological flow. Brightfield imaging guides region selection, while CellTracker Green and mRuby‐labeled fetuin‐A visualize cells and mineral deposition, respectively. Magnesium supplementation markedly
Vytautas Kučikas, Aaron D. Morgan, Ignas Čiurlionis, Christian Böhm, Stefan Jockenhövel, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNA26 attenuates vascular smooth muscle maturation via endothelial BMP signalling.

PLoS Genetics, 2019
As small regulatory transcripts, microRNAs (miRs) act as genetic 'fine tuners' of posttranscriptional events, and as genetic switches to promote phenotypic switching. The miR miR26a targets the BMP signalling effector, smad1.
Charlene Watterston, Lei Zeng, Abidemi Onabadejo, Sarah J Childs   +3 more
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Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in the Pathogenesis of Vascular Calcification [PDF]

Circulation Research, 2009
See related article, pages 733–741 Vascular calcification is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In atherosclerotic lesions, calcification is mainly found in the neointima of atheromatous plaques and has been shown to positively correlate with the plaque burden and the risk of myocardial infarction.
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Clinical Impact of NOTCH3 Variant Location After First Stroke in CADASIL

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Despite its monogenic origin, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy exhibits marked variability in clinical expression and severity. Variants in the NOTCH3 gene, within epidermal growth factor‐like repeat domains 1–6 or 7–34, are known to influence disease onset, but their impact ...
Léa Aguilhon, Hugues Chabriat, Dominique Hervé, Stéphanie Guey, Sophie Tezenas Du Montcel, Juliette Ortholand   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activation and Contraction of Human “Vascular” Smooth Muscle Cells Grown From Circulating Blood Progenitors

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
Blood outgrowth smooth muscle cells (BO-SMCs) offer the means to study vascular cells without the requirement for surgery providing opportunities for drug discovery, tissue engineering, and personalized medicine.
Blerina Ahmetaj-Shala, Isra Marei, Isra Marei, Ryota Kawai, Ryota Kawai, Stephen Rothery, Charis Pericleous, Nura A. Mohamed, Nura A. Mohamed, Hime Gashaw, Kalliopi Bokea, Jake Samuel, Annabelle Vandenheste, Fisnik Shala, Nicholas S. Kirkby, Jane A. Mitchell   +15 more
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The regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis [PDF]

Cardiovascular Research, 2000
Apoptosis describes the morphological changes that identify a specific form of regulated cell death. Over recent years, the importance of either aberrant onset or suppression of apoptosis within tissues has become apparent and is associated with the development of several terminal diseases. Here we describe the relevance of apoptosis to the maintenance
N J, McCarthy, M R, Bennett
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Vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in neurodegeneration

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the key moderators of cerebrovascular dynamics in response to the brain’s oxygen and nutrient demands. Crucially, VSMCs may provide a sensitive biomarker for neurodegenerative pathologies where vasculature is compromised.
Genevieve Hayes, Joana Pinto, Sierra N. Sparks, Congxiyu Wang, Congxiyu Wang, Sana Suri, Sana Suri, Daniel P. Bulte   +7 more
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Re‐Purposing Sapropterin (Kuvan) for ACTA2‐Related Multisystemic Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome: A Translational Mechanistic and First‐In‐Human Therapeutic Report

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is an ultra‐rare, ACTA2‐related disorder characterized by severe cerebrovascular disease, aortic aneurysms, and smooth muscle dysfunction. Using molecular dynamics simulations and in silico drug screening, we identified that sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan) is a candidate capable of ...
Moran Hausman‐Kedem, Noa Bielopolski, Vijai Krishnan, Shane Wald‐Altman, Shelly I Shrian, Omer Bar‐Yosef, Livia Kapusta, Claire Shamber, Patricia L. Musolino, Miguel Weil   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the notch signalling pathway in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis [PDF]

, 2004
The Notch signalling system is a highly conserved method of cell-to-cell communication involved in cell fate decisions in many cell types. Until recently, the importance of the Notch signalling pathway was recognized in the embryonic but not in the adult
Sweeney, Catherine Helena
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Guidance Molecules in Vascular Smooth Muscle

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Several highly conserved families of guidance molecules, including ephrins, Semaphorins, Netrins, and Slits, play conserved and distinct roles in tissue remodeling during tissue patterning and disease pathogenesis.
Alexandra Christine Finney, Anthony Wayne Orr, Anthony Wayne Orr, Anthony Wayne Orr   +3 more
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