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Caveolin-1 deficiency stimulates neointima formation during vascular injury.
Biochemistry - 6 Jul 2004
Hassan Ghada S, Jasmin Jean-François, Schubert William, Frank Philippe G, Lisanti Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Neointima formation is a process characterized by smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition in the vascular intimal layer. Here, we critically evaluate the role of caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in the pathogenesis of neointima formation. Cav-1 and caveolae organelles are particularly abundant in SMCs, where they are thought to function in membrane trafficking and signal transduction events....
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