Induction of a hypertrophic growth status of coronary smooth muscle cells is associated with an overexpression of TGF-beta.

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Hypertrophy of vascular smooth muscle cells occurs during hypertension-induced remodelling of arteries and during development of arteriosclerosis and restenosis following angioplasty but the pathogenesis of the hypertrophic status is not yet fully understood. In a previous study we demonstrated that the synthetic non-sulfated, non-toxic heparin-mimicking compound RG-13577 is capable of inducing a cell...

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